The wild beauty of Legzira Arches

This sublime place can be reached from the Jardin aux Etoiles as part of a one-day visit including, for example, a visit to the town of Sidi Ifni, a former Spanish enclave which was only returned to the Kingdom 13 years after Moroccan independence in 1956.
 
By the city of Tiznit
 
Leaving early in the morning is prudent! It takes two and a half hours to reach the Arches of Legzira. The roads leading to it are rolling. A new express artery is in operation up to the crossing of the Massa wadi and its extension to Tiznit is in progress.
 
From the center of this Berber city surrounded by walls, the motorist has two possibilities: either go through Aglou, which represents a small detour but offers the traveler magnificent landscapes, a little above the ocean, or take the more direct road which connects Tiznit to Mirleft.
 
On the way back, we will in any case prefer the latter solution, in order to save time.
 
Red earth and agglomerated pebbles
 
Very jagged by the Atlantic, the coast offers spectacular views, made of rocks, secret beaches and moors populated by succulent plants, sometimes euphorbia. These shores include many wild beaches and are among the most incredible in Morocco.
 
When, past Mirleft, we take the road to Sidi Ifni south, we arrived until recently face to face in front of the Arches of Legzira. A few years and a holiday village later, the configuration of the premises has been turned upside down. You must now take the path that leads to this tourist enclave, before descending a rather perilous slope, to finally arrive at a small car park (paying).
 
In Legzira, good-natured tourism welcomes visitors for an afternoon. There are a few cafes and shops dedicated to the practice of surfing, favored by the powerful currents.
 
At low tide, the walk along the beach towards the superb rocks offers a good hour of sea change. It allows you to cross these huge arches, which you can see up close that they are made of red earth and agglomerated pebbles. The ocean works, but does not affect them, or hardly at all.