Place Orson Welles

A small square outside the ramparts named for the director who transformed Essaouira into Othello's Venice in 1949. Welles filmed here for three years — intermittently, when he could raise the money. The costumes ran out. The actors were paid in fish. The film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. The square named after him is modest, which feels right.