A blue striking city called Chefchaouen, Morocco + a video only on Dlive
Hello steemians!
Let me share with you, one of the most beautiful places I ever visited and you may already know that I love colourful places, so my choice for today is Chefchaouen.
As I previously mentioned, we were based in Fes and we managed to rent a bus and a guide and make some day trips to Rabat, Chefchaouen and in the last day, we went to several small towns, but also to the Cedar Forest where we met some adorable monkey. Can’t wait to share with you my video, I was so happy, smiling from the bottom of my heart. I fell in love with Morocco and I definitely want to be back someday to visit the south of the country. So I still have at least two travel posts to make about Fes and my monkey experience, stay close!
So we are returning to Morocco, Chefchaouen which is located in the northwest and was founded in the 15th century.
If you love trekking, Chefchaouen is a great place to that because is located in a mountainous region, the Rif Mountains!!
The atmosphere here was super chillaxed and there weren’t that many tourists like in Fes or Rabat, probably because is kind of far from this crowded cities.
I enjoyed my walk through the medina if you have time you should definitely drink a coffee or eat your brunch.
Because there are many marijuana plantations, I was approached by a guy who was selling marijuana/hashish, but I kindly declined his offer and none of us was offended.
There are so many shades of blue, I barely heard about a few of them, but everywhere you see blue houses, doors, stairs, windows, streets.
There are two stories of why the city is painted in different shades of blue colour:
During the 20th century, a big number of Jews moved in the city and for the blue is the colour of divinity.
Insect repellent, this was the story that our guide told us. Not that spectacular.
You can choose the one which suits you the best.
The locals are repainting and reconsolidating the blue colour every year, they totally know how to do tourism. If you chose to visit Chefchaouen from Fes, you should take care of what you eat because this road made some of my fellow motion sick so to be safe you should have so medicine with you.
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Why to visit this city
vibe
food
colourful city
if you are a weed/hashish smoker
How to get from the airport to the city
There is no airport here, the closest international airport is in Tangier. So probably, you landed in Marrakesh, Tangier or Fes.
If you travelling by yourself the cheapest way is to take the bus. Here is the website where you can find more.
If you are travelling with a group it’s better to rent a mini-van. You should talk at the reception of your hotel.
Accommodation
There are lots of choices both on Booking or Airbnb. Our guide recommended us for our next visit Dar Besmellah. Look for them on Booking.
When it’s the best time to visit
Winter
Spring
Autumn
If you don’t stand the heat, you should definitely avoid going here on summertime, the temperature reaches 35 Celsius Degrees.
Public Transportation
You don’t need any public transportation, it’s such a small city and it’s only for pedestrians.
Did you know that?
Maroc is the number one country in hashish and marijuana production. There are so many plantations in the north of the country. So the Rif Mountains are definitely one of the greenest zones.
Best wishes,
@alexandraioana26
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My video is at DLive
Btw some of your hashtags are so confusing for me lol
I am such a noob
I am lost haha
hahaha
Regards @alexandraioana26 ! For such an amazing city ... some music would fit as well.
Regards and hopefully you'll enjoy my music & we'll support here via steemit.
Ciao
Beautiful photos! I've been wanting to visit Morocco for a while now and this is making me want to go even more. Thanks for sharing your tips.
it's totally worth it! I am going to have at least 1-2 posts about it. thanks for reading it!
Amazing, I'll keep an eye out :)
"You can paint your wall any colour you like, as long as its blue..."
haha pretty funny
but there are so many shades of blue, it should be called Fifty shades of blue
lol
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Thanks!!!
So much blue, so beautiful! 💕
Thank you, my dear Gabriela!!! 💕
so much blue :)
How are you? Long time no see!
Long time no see indeed :). Working everyday, looking for success
"Insect repellent, not that spectacular." ahahah
For motion sickness I recommend dry ginger !!! It is just magical !!! :-)
You should definitely go again : with me.
And you also met an ostrich haha you did not show me this one I think!!
Love you
thanks!
joking...
LOVE you(tube)
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Hi,
Lovely photos, I would like to visit Morocco. Thank you for these tips, they are very useful. Hugs
Hi, I have missed you! You should totally visit!!! How are you?