Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen is suspended time. The blue city clings to the Rif mountains; its winding stairs lead to flower-filled squares. Worth doing: the walk to the Spanish mosque at sunset.
The key moments
- Outa el-Hammam square at sunrise
- The blue stairs of Ras el-Maa
- The Kasbah and its small ethnography museum
- The walk up to the Spanish mosque
Three moments, one city
- № 01Morning — the blue medina
Walk early to have the lanes to yourself. Coffee on Outa el-Hammam square.
- № 02Midday — retreat into the cool
Lunch in a courtyard, a nap in the shade of a fig tree.
- № 03Evening — the burning mountain
Climb to the Spanish mosque for sunset over the blue city.
Finding a room
A guesthouse inside the medina. The lanes are pedestrian — pack light or arrange portering. Terraces open onto the Rif mountains.
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The largest inhabited medina in the world, the tanneries, the Al Quaraouiyine university.
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The fishing harbour, the Venetian ramparts, the trade wind and the thuya marquetry.
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