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A Day by the Sea in Asilah, Morocco

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Morocco Honeymoon :: A Day by the Sea in Asilah, MoroccoHooray for the start of the Morocco honeymoon posts! Pat and I arrived safely in Morocco, and in fact have already been here a week! I blame the (relatively) cold weather for the lack of a post sooner. It’s winter here too, and some nights it’s been down in the 30’sF! Combine that with a lack of infrastructure for the cold (what, no central heating?) and it’s been hard to get motivated. All that aside though, we’re having an absolutely lovely time in Morocco. It was a great choice for a honeymoon destination.

Morocco Honeymoon :: A Day by the Sea in Asilah, Morocco - Pretty Painted Doors

We started out our trip by flying into Tangier, one of Morocco’s northernmost cities and most often visited because you can easily take a ferry there from Spain. It’s basically a port town and not the best Morocco has to offer, so we made the decision to rent a car at the airport and get the heck out of dodge as fast as possible. We drove about 45 minutes south to Asilah, a lovely Moroccan costal city.

Morocco Honeymoon :: A Day by the Sea in Asilah, Morocco

Asilah is busiest in the late summer, when it hosts the Asilah Arts Festival. Then, it is flooded with tourists and artists, coming to enjoy the scene and the beach. There are still many murals on the walls to hint at the fun we missed this year.

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Artist Murals

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Artist Murals

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Artist Murals

We found Asilah a bit sleepier, but still charming. It was fun to wander the streets and also the sea wall.

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Seawall

We got to take a look at the catch of the day.

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Local Fishermen

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Local Fishermen

We relaxed and sipped mint tea and enjoyed our first Moroccan couscous, while soaking it all in.

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco - Mint Tea and Moroccan Couscous

Morocco Honeymoon :: Asilah, Morocco

In Asilah, we stayed at Hotel Azayla. Although it was recommend by both of our guidebooks and has a reputation online for friendly staff, they must have had the day off when we visited. The rooms were simple and clean, but the thin glass windows let in every noise like we had them wide open. Imagine our surprise when we were woken up to loud music at around 11pm! It carried on for an hour before we decided to investigate. We got bundled up and ventured out, following the booming base. About a 10 minute walk away, we came upon a plastic tent where we could see the outline of several belly dancers and men and women sitting around and watching them. It was so loud! But you don’t have to take my word for it:

Asilah Noises in the Night from Kelly Egan on Vimeo.

As tempting as it was to join the party, we scurried away back to our beds and popped in some earplugs. Just as we were about to fall asleep, around 1am, a rooster started to crow! This went on for the rest of the night and the earplugs weren’t enough. We just had to laugh and chalk it up to part of the adventure. Welcome to Morocco!

Our progress so far:

Morocco-road-map

P.S. – See what we’re up to now on Instagram!

Magical Blue Chefchaouen, Morocco
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December 6, 2013  •  Filed Under: Asilah, Morocco, Travel 2 Comments

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  1. Ash-foodfashionparty says

    December 7, 2013 at 10:42 am

    Gorgeous pictures. Have fun you two.

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  2. Jan Williams says

    July 23, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    Oh crap, crap, crap!! That’s exactly what’s flowing into the ocean from all the over building in Asilah. Walk south of town down past the cabor yahud (Jewish cemetery) until you get to a huge pipe spewing toilet paper and feces into the sea. No treatmentment what so ever.

    The government is terrified of a revolution, so has allowed unlimited building. With people comes effluent. If you are in Asilah in the month of august you’ll have no problem locating the pipe. Just follow your nose.

    I’ve lived in Asilah for the last twenty years.

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