Things to do in Agadir
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So
The hippest club in Agadir and one of the most expensive. So is laid out on several levels and includes a champagne bar, vodka bar, live-music stage, restaurant, dance floor and chill-out area. Guest DJs appear on Thursdays. Agadir swingers save this one for the climax of the evening’s entertainment.
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La Scala
Excellent Moroccan restaurant, popular with wealthy Moroccans, Arab tourists and Westerners, which makes for a pleasantly cosmopolitan atmosphere. The food is elegant and fresh, and beautifully presented.
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Via Veneto
Small, intimate trattoria that serves the best Italian fare in town, including excellent pizzas baked in a wood oven and a great selection of fish.
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La Siciliana
A bustling little trattoria, this hits the spot with a long list of good wood-fired pizzas.
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Kasbah
The ruined old Kasbah, on a hill 7km to the northwest of the town, commands good views over the port. It was built in 1540 by the Saadian Sultan Mohammed ech-Cheikh, and restored and regarrisoned in 1752 by the Alawite Sultan Moulay Abdallah, who was responsible for the demise of Agadir as a trade depot. Abandoned to the inhabitants of Agadir, the garrison provided housing for nearly 300 people, and traces of these dwellings can still be made out.
The grassy area below the kasbah, Ancienne Talborjt, covers the remains of Agadir's medina and constitutes a mass grave for all those who died in the 1960 earthquake. The walk up to the kasbah is long and hot - get a taxi up and…
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La Médina D’agadir
Four kilometres south, on the Inezgane road, Coco Polizzi, a Rabat-born Italian architect, has created the La Médina d’Agadir, an idealised Berber village, built using traditional techniques and materials, with workshops for 30 independent artisans. A café-restaurant provides refreshments. Shuttle buses (adult/child costs Dh60/30) drive out to La Médina d’Agadir from the kiosk on Blvd du 20 Août, picking up at several hotels on the way.
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Beach
The glory of Agadir is its crescent Beach, which usually remains unruffled when the Atlantic winds are blustering elsewhere. It's very clean and during peak periods (June to September) is patrolled by lifeguards (there is a strong undertow) and police.
Most of the larger hotels and surf clubs on the beach rent out windsurfing equipment, jet skis, bodyboards and surfboards.
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Musée du Patrimoine Amazigh
The small Musée du Patrimoine Amazigh has an excellent display of Berber artefacts, especially strong on jewellery. Inspired by Bert Flint, the Dutch owner of the Maison Tiskiwin in Marrakesh, this is a great place to learn about the traditional life and culture of the Berber people of the region. A free guided tour can be arranged on request (a tip is welcome).
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Yacht Club Restaurant
Also known as Restaurant du Port, the fish couldn’t be fresher at this modernist waterfront restaurant situated inside the commercial fishing port. The lighting and decor are plain, but the food, particularly the freshly fried and grilled catch of the day and calamari, is reliable and the service hassle-free. There’s a terrace for warm days.
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Les Blancs
The best-located restaurant in Agadir by a long way. At the very northern end of the beach and at the entrance to the new marina development, Les Blancs is a chilled, elegant, white-tiled bar, lounge and restaurant. A Spaniard runs the kitchen serving a mix of Andalucian and Moroccan dishes. Service can be slow.
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Mimi La Brochette
Up at the north end of the beach, Mimi's kitchen reflects her mixed origins - Jewish, French and Spanish - and the cooking is a treat. The menu features everything from brochettes and pasta to smoked eel and duck's gizzards - they go down a treat with raspberry sauce. There's great music here, too.
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Souq al-Had
For some Moroccan atmosphere head to Souq al-Had in the southeastern suburbs, with souvenirs, household goods and a second-hand items area outside the western gate. At Souq al-Had you can also buy fresh fruit and veg from the Souss Valley. It’s liveliest on Saturday and Sunday
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Hotel Discos
As the bars start to close around 01:00, Moroccans and tourists move to the Hotel Discos . Entry ranges from around DH50 to around DH150 during weekends, including a drink. During the low season, tourists are often allowed in free of charge and clubs close around 02:00.
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Mezzo Mezzo
Ask any Agadir resident for their list of favourite restaurants and this pizzeria will be on it. Why? ‘Because it’s always so much fun.’ ‘I’ve never had a bad meal there.’ ‘Worth going just to see Jean Michel, the maitre d’, at work.’ Classic pizzas and pastas.
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Mémoire D’agadir
In the southwest corner of Jardin de Olhão, there’s Mémoire d’Agadir, a small museum dedicated to the 1960 earthquake. Displays include interesting photos of Agadir since the 1920s, while others show the effects of the quake.
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Cuisine Gourmande
In a corner of the Central Market’s parking, this French-run café and traiteur serves salads and ready-made dishes, perfect for a quick meal or picnic on the beach. They also make some of Agadir’s best French cakes and pastries.
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Yacout
With its shaded garden, screeching parrot and delicious Moroccan-Western pastries, Yacout wins hands down as the breakfast spot. Later in the day it serves sandwiches, Moroccan sweets and ice-cream cakes. Avoid the main menu.
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Vallée des Oiseaux
Near the Musée du Patrimoine Amazigh is the Vallée des Oiseaux, a shaded children’s playground, with an aviary and small zoo, created in the dry riverbed that runs down from Blvd Hassan II south to Blvd du 20 Août.
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Allo Pizza
The cheap snack bars in Nouveau Talborjt and around the bus stations are open after hours. Allo Pizza serves tasty rotisserie chickens (half chicken Dh54) and a range of pizzas (Dh45 to Dh50).
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SOS Poulet
The cheap snack bars in Nouveau Talborjt and around the bus stations are open after hours.SOS Poulet serves tasty rotisserie chickens (half chicken Dh54) and a range of pizzas (Dh45 to Dh50).
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Sunset Beach
The main beach is mostly hassle-free, but single females or families will have a more relaxed time at one of the private beaches such as Sunset Beach - which also has showers, toilets and a kids' play area.
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Palm Beach
The main beach is mostly hassle-free, but single females or families will have a more relaxed time at one of the private beaches such as Palm Beach - which also has showers, toilets and a kids' play area.
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Le Nomade
In a row of restaurants near the municipal market, Hadj Larbi’s restaurant serves straightforward Moroccan classics: couscous, tajine and brochettes cooked on a wood-fired grill. No alcohol.
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Restaurant Bab Marrakesh
Near Souq al-Had, this is the real thing, far removed from the tourist traps near the beach. Highly regarded by locals, it serves authentic Moroccan food at authentic prices.
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Le Spa at Sofitel
If you want something sophisticated, several hotels have spas offering hammam, massage and a range of treatments, one of the best being Le Spa at Sofitel.
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