Walls of the Portuguese City of Mazagan

The Portuguese City of Mazagan is one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal back when they controlled various parts of the world including Morocco. Mazagan, now named El Jadida, is a fortified city on the Atlantic coast. Its being a port city makes it easy for Portugal to access it since Portugal is relatively close by. The city is very compact and can be easily explored within a couple of hours. This gives me a lot of time to go around the place and do so at my own pace. I seldom have the time to take it easy during trips since I tend to pack a lot of places into a single day that I end up tiring myself out.

I found out that you can actually walk the walls of the city. There is a ramp which goes to the top of the walls near the water. Turns out that this part is actually quite a popular place for the locals. There are several people here taking photos or just hanging out. You can get a good view of the harbor here. I immediately noticed how calm the water is around here. There is a long breakwater further out and that prevents powerful waves from crashing into the port. This is probably standard practice so it would be easier for ships to get in.

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