Street art murals on whitewashed walls inside Asilah's Atlantic medina

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Asilah Medina

Street art murals on whitewashed walls inside Asilah's Atlantic medina

A whitewashed Atlantic medina where street art covers the walls and the ramparts face the ocean. Asilah's annual arts festival has drawn painters since 1978. The Portuguese fortifications frame a town that feels closer to Essaouira in spirit than to neighbouring Tangier — smaller, quieter, and built around colour rather than commerce.

Asilah is a day trip from Tangier or a stop on our northern coastal route. We arrive late afternoon when the murals catch the Atlantic light.

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