The seaside city of Essaouira offers not just one but three great music festivals. Every spring 500,000 people attend the Gnaoua World Music Festival. Over the four days of the event Essaouira is filled with the sounds of this traditional style of music which incorporates Berber, African and Islamic spiritual songs and rhythms.
The annual Printemps Musical des Alizes Festival is an event for lovers of the classical genre. Chamber music, symphonies, sonatas and opera fill the air over the course of this four-day festival. Morning performances are reserved for unknown musicians, giving you a chance to discover the next big thing, while later in the day you can see top artists from around the world.
The third festival in Essaouira is the autumnal Atlantic Andalusia Festival, a real Moroccan-Spanish celebration with Mediterranean and Latin American influences thrown into the mix.