The City

Essaouira is a walled city on the Atlantic coast.  It is formerly a Portuguese fort.  The City seems to be undergoing a renovation, driven by tourism, yet there are areas that are in disrepair.  

The character is more relaxed than Marrakech in part because it is smaller; fewer people walk the streets lessening the tension.  While there seems to be a larger proportion of tourists, sections, such as the market and the port, seem to have retained much of their character.