Your day long adventure begins as you head north from agadir to the former portuguese city of essaouira passing isolated beaches the palace of a saudi prince and the village of taghazout along the way once known by its portuguese name of mogador the city of essaouira is a citadel with a prestigious past occupied by various civilizations since prehistoric times and famous for its tyrian factory that once supplied rome with its legendary purple dye essaouira is a cradle for artists of all