100 best beahes in the world by CNN 2017 – # 61. Essaouira, Morocco

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The sprawling beach of Essaouira is like a spacious chill-out lounge for this laid-back Moroccan town. It attracts wind- and kite-surfers in summer, and surfers in winter. Around the bay away from the harbor is a castle that’s said to have been the inspiration for Jimi Hendrix’s “Castles Made of Sand.”

Good to know: Essaouira is beautiful at dusk. The harbor offers great snapshots looking back toward the old town.

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