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An Apollonaut travel guide
Look a little closer.
Read through the cannons, the harbour and the city. Each is a different way to begin a visit.
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Ways into the story
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Guarding the harbour
Begin with the Journal’s look at the battery, its two wings and its cannons.
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People and place
Follow the heritage introduction into the port’s longer history, from the sultan’s new city to the bombardment of 1844.
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A city in detail
Explore Essaouira’s walls and harbour through the Building Essaouira guide.
Stories with a clear point of view
A useful story gives you something specific to notice: a date cast in bronze, a gate, a change over time or a question worth carrying into a visit. Context matters as much as a striking image.
This hub brings the Skala du Port’s editorial pages together. It does not present commissioned interviews, community projects or independent field reporting that have not taken place. When new reporting is added, its contributors, dates and image credits should travel with it.
