El Jadida
Discover El Jadida
The town is very much the holiday destination for Morocco's more wealthy city dwellers. With long beaches and a more relaxed atmosphere, it makes a welcome relief to the hustle-and-bustle of the larger cities inland. However, the fancy promenade and buildings are crumbling, and it seems the town cannot catch the same fresh development wind like Essaouira. The latter should be preferred, if you have the choice. The town's other economy is its fishing industry. Also, the town has remains of Portuguese buildings and the Cistern, which however are fairly limited attractions.
What to Experience in El Jadida
Taste of El Jadida...
A few more 'western-style' restaurants along sea front, north of town centre. Mint tea is available at the massive cafe in the centre of town, down the main road from near the entrance to the Medina.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsGetting there/away: A taxi costs 15 dirham (Jan 2018). Arriving passengers can encounter problems with getting to the city in case there are no available taxis, in this case it can require walking to the nearest city suburb. There are 3-5 buses a day from Agadir (6 hr, 140 dirham) and Essaouira (11:30 & 13:00, 4½ hr, 80-90 dirham), hourly buses from Marrakech (4 hr, 70 dirham), and a couple of buses a day from Rabat, through Casablanca. El Jadida is quite spread out along the sea front. It probably takes an hour to walk from one end of the centre to the other. A few more 'western-style' restaurants along sea front, north of town centre. Mint tea is available at the massive cafe in the centre of town, down the main road from near the entrance to the Medina....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
El Jadida is quite spread out along the sea front. It probably takes an hour to walk from one end of the centre to the other. A few more 'western-style' restaurants along sea front, north of town centre. Mint tea is available at the massive cafe in the centre of town, down the main road from near the entrance to the Medina.
Money & Budget
A few more 'western-style' restaurants along sea front, north of town centre. Mint tea is available at the massive cafe in the centre of town, down the main road from near the entrance to the Medina.
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Glimpses of El Jadida
Théâtre Mohamed Afifi
a train track with a palm tree in the foreground
grey concrete horse statue on green grass field during daytime
a room filled with lots of different types of figurines
a group of boats sitting next to each other
a man walking in front of a building next to a pool
Young man in a black and white soccer jersey.
Couple walking dog on beach at dusk
Young man leaning on a vintage red car
Man standing between two vintage cars
Théâtre Mohamed Afifi
a train track with a palm tree in the foreground
grey concrete horse statue on green grass field during daytime