Best Sidi Ifni, Morocco:

Let’s start with a little bit of history: the Crown of Castile occupied the Ifni area in 1476, but it was abandoned less than 50 years later as the local tribes were very hostile.  Spain received the area again in 1860 after signing the Wad-Ras Treaty, but it was not till 1934 when the current city of Sidi Ifni was founded and spanish people settled in, mostly army staff and their families. After Morocco’s independence, they claimed Ifni territory to be returned back, sparking the Ifni War, which ultimately led to a new treaty and the spanish withdrawal in June 1969.

Some 37 years later..

March 2009. I had been travelling around Sahara desert for 10 days before heading to Sidi Ifni. I met with my friend  Anouar in Marrakech we crossed the Strait to Agadir in the ferry, then a night Car to  Teznit and 3 great days there.

  I was going to stay one day in Essaouira,  but finally couldn’t resist its charm and stayed three, reading a Murakami book, enjoying the sun, the ocean, the beach, the medina and the fresh fish bought directly from the fishing boats.

I took a bus to Agadir and I did not like it that much, so instead of staying overnight that same day I rented a car and headed south along the coast with Sidi Ifni as final destination. The road was good, with gentle slopes, and the landscape was beautiful, with the ocean on my right and the beginning of the anti-atlas on the left. Even from the distance you could tell how strong the rip currents were down in the beaches. I stayed overnight in Tiznit and Mirleft.