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  • Chefchaouen

    the blue city in Morocco, bringing heaven down to earth in a truly magical way

    Location: 

    Chefchaouen, Morocco

    Duration: 

    Thursday, March 2, 2017

    Personal highlights

    1. Chefchaouen: founded as a small fortress and grown through multicultural immigrants from Spaininfo-icon
    2. The Blue City: either to keep the mosquitos away or to bring heaven down to earth by Jewish immigrants
    3. How to get there: Marrakech to Chefchaoeun Tour via Sahara desert & Fes (amazing 6-day trip)
    4. Place Outa el Hammam: big central square with a beautiful Kasbah and Mosque, where all the life plays
    5. Tourism: this city is a true marvel, already being overrun by tourists and filled with dorky souvenir shops
    6. Souvenir: instead of buying something, I guarded a shop while the innkeeper was praying in the Mosque

    Image sources

    1. Chefchaouen, the blue city
    2. Berber souvenir sales guy
    3. Stunning decorative fountain
    4. Me standing in the blue streets
    5. White cat on blue background