Sidi Ifni is a fishing town in the northern coastal part of Anti Atlas built by the Spanish in Art Deco style.
After violently suppressing protests of fishermen in 2008/2009, Morocco poured a lot of money into the region to pacify it. As a result, a lot of the old Art Deco buildings have been restored.
The Art Deco buildings.
- hang out at the beach, do some surfing
- visit the big souk on Sunday
- eat in one of the restaurants on top of the cliff above the beach
- Fish is good and cheap.
- A few vendors sell antiquities (for insane prices - when haggling, start at 1% of the initial asking price).
- Fish in the small permanent souk's stalls. There are five small stalls with plastic chairs and tables with similar menues: Fish Tagine (40 MAD), fried sea food plate (20 MAD), drinks (5 MAD); all come with bread, olives and salat.
- The beach promenade is lined with cafes and restaurants.
- Hotel Bellevue at the higher end of the beach promenade serves alcohol and you have a nice view towards the ocean.
- At the lower end of the beach promenade, two bars server alcohol; both with sea views.
- south towards Western Sahara, Guelmim is a beautiful one hour drive through the mountains
- north towards Agadir with a possible break at one of the beautiful beaches in Mirleft or in Aglou - when going north in your own car, take the route through Aglou for nice views
- north towards to the stunning rock arch in Legzira