Does Essaouira mean "the well-designed" or "the fortified"? In any case, the Europeans called it Mogador.
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A selection of emblematic Berber jewellery from the catalogue of an auction at Drouot. "Amber" and silver, coral and pearls are in the limelight.
The blue flag is flying on Essaouira's main beach, opposite the Purpur islands, a guarantee of cleanliness that will attract even more tourists this summer.



