RIAD VILLA BLANCHE HOTEL, MOROCCO

You can be walking across golden sand on the edge of the majestic Atlantic ocean, within a few minutes of stepping outside Riad Villa Blanche’s white walls. Or you can be even more lazy and indulgent and soak up the sun on the deck beside the hotel’s fine swimming pool – or treat yourself to a spa experience that includes a steam room, sauna and baineotherapy.

But when you’re ready for some sight seeing, a dynamic world awaits. Just beyond Villa Blanche lies the life and bustle of Agadir with its markets and bazaars and – further still –places like the ancient walled city of Taroudant and port of Essaouira, the Atlas Mountains and even Marrakech itself – just a couple of hours from Riad Villa Blanche.