For many years, Morocco has experienced a growing number of visitors. The decision to open the country to tourism has borne fruit both in an increasingly developed infrastructure and a gradual Europenization of the principal cities. Today investment in Morocco is a guaranteed value, both short and long-term. The cities of Marrakech and Essaouira have especially benefitted from this boom, and many fine properties remain to be discovered, from tracts of open land awaiting constuction to the many beautiful residences, both contemporary and traditional, waiting for the right owner to come along.