Chefchaouen, Morocco Travel Blogs

Shish? Shish?
Sep 29, 2006 (23 photos)

The King of Morocco smokes hashish. He must. Why else would he be in Chefchaouen. Chefchaouen is the hasish capital of Morocco, if not the world. Set amongst the picturesque Rif mountains, Chefchaouen is an amazingly laid back place, the opposite pole ...

Fes to Chefchaouen
Apr 20, 2006 (2 photos)

... I had planned to start hitch hiking up to Lisbon today (not alone Mum, before you start to panic) but I couldn't miss out on Chefchaouen - a hippy place in the mountains, in the sun and I might just stay on a couple of nights here. Final comment - New ...

Chefchaouen
Sep 26, 2005 (13 photos)

... really only a half day. We left the city of Tangier behind and journeyed up into the Rif Mountains arriving at our Chefchaouen campsite at lunchtime.The view from the campsite was spectacular as it was perched on the side of the mountain overlooking the ...

Chefchaouen
Jun 7, 2008 (14 photos)

... we got the 'tourist price' for the shirts, even after negotiation, we still felt that it was worth the experience. Chefchaouen is a town that could have a lot of potential, because the scenery is breathtaking and the town quite charming; that ...

Riff Mountains
Aug 24, 2000 (1 photos)

... way of life. We stayed in an absurdly cheap, clean and central hotel, which was full of other travellers. The village of Chefchaouen is located in the Riff mountains and the village itself is a maze of mud brick white and light blue washed houses, shops ...

From the desert to the snow
Jan 26, 2007

Hallo liebe Leser, ich habe wieder mal ein bisschen Zeit gefunden um ein paar Eindrücke von mir zu geben.

Moroccan highlands
Nov 3, 2006 (22 photos)

After our overnight in Tangier we got a 3 hour bus south to a mountain town named Chefchaouen. It's only 40-odd thousand people but doesn't lack the intensity of Tangier. Again the medina was crammed full of shops and people. Most buildings in the medina ...

Chefchaouen
Jun 10, 2006 (4 photos)

The taxi ride to Chefchaouen was hot and too expensive, but I didn't regret our decison to take a taxi once we arrived in the little mountainside town. The moment we pulled up next to the gates of the medina, we were practically mobbed by people trying to ...

new friends
Mar 21, 2009

... , Italian, and English, we became fast friends with Kim and Valerio, two young Swiss-Italians traveling in Morocco for a few weeks. On the way to Chefchaouen, we discovered that despite telling people I speak Italian when asked why I don't speak French, I ...

Chefchaouen: Blue Morocco
Jun 19, 2008 (30 photos)

Our first stop in Morocco was Chefchaouen, a village high in the mountains.  It is known as one of the "Blue Villages", because the walls and doorframes are painted blue in order to keep mosquitoes away.  The blueness of the town as well as its ...

The Blue Souk
Sep 4, 2006

... that they end up looking alike. As long as I live, however, I´ll never pretend to understand white person dreadlocks. Anyway, I digress. Chefchaouen is famous also for the fact that it's Medina, in which most of the town lives, is blue. The shades of ...

Awesome weekend.
Mar 3, 2008 (116 photos)

Got somewhat of a late start on this trip, our cab driver took five hours to get there rather than the normal three and a half. Sadie's cousins met us there. We stayed in a decent place for forty Dhs a night, not too shabby. This city is gorgeous... ...

Chefchaouen
Feb 28, 2007 (5 photos)

... than the Al-Kasabah, which is the only non-white/blue building in town, with an attractive garden in the centre. But Chefchaouen doesn't need any attractions, the whole point of visiting it was to relax and drink in the atmosphere, which was a ...

Chefchaouen, the turquoise paradise ...
Oct 17, 2006 (6 photos)

... the next morning to some more pleasant accommodation... That detail attended to, we could have stayed for ever in Chaouen : beauty , calm, fancy cafes and restaurant. No other place in Morocco packs as much charm as Chaouen ... Just come and chill out.

The prettiest town in Morocco
Nov 11, 2007 (5 photos)

Chefchaouen is considered "one of the prettiest towns in Morocco". The lower parts of the buildings in the Medina and sometimes floors are white-washed in different shades of light blue. The tops of the buildings are left unfinished with bricks exposed ...

CHAPTER 3 - INTO AND AROUND MOROCCO
May 9, 2007 (26 photos)

... = 13,220 (Trip =2,850 )   Route:  Nador > Driouch > Kassita > Al Hociema > Ketama  > Chefchaouen   Wake up in Africa! What a great feeling. Going through customs and immigration at 6AM - the usual sort of hustle and ...

white town with blue doors
Jul 24, 2008

... was going to get more customers; that is a fixer! After two hours driving in the oldskool mercedes taxi, we arrived in Chefchaouen. This is when I really realized the extent of Abdul´s fixing. The taxi driver became very upset when we gave him the agreed ...

Riff Mountains and our first Robbery
Mar 16, 2009 (3 photos)

Chefchaouen is at the base of the Riff Mountains which is most famous for  its cultivation of Marijuana. As I walked around the streets I was constantly asked if I would like to partake in the local delicacy. It started to get annoying. It appears ...

Chefchaouen
Apr 2, 2008

I only meant to stay for a couple of nights but after 2 weeks, I fall in love with not only this town, but a Canadian girl named Marina. This two week period cannot be put into words. I make half a dozen friends and Josh is still around. The town is ...

nigthmare journey from marrakesh back to spain
Aug 12, 2006

I took the overnight bus from marrakesh to fez then waited a couple hours to get the bus to chefchaouen. When i arrived there i got harassed a little by some boys and then found it impossible to get a cab, still feeling really sick i decided to fuck ...

Day 4 - Morocco, Chefchaouen - The Competition
Nov 12, 2008 (9 photos)

... light of dawn we packed the tent and took off leaving breakfast and showers for a few hours later when we arrived at Chefchaouen.  As I was still on cooking duty (groups of 3 and you do dinner, breakfast, lunch then change) Oliver set up the ...

Culture Shock to the 10th Degree
Jan 7, 2006 (15 photos)

... exfoliation and massage and literally watched the dead layers of skin float down the tile floor as it left our bodies. We leave Chefchaouen tomorrow. We have both really enjoyed the town itself, a small town in a valley of the Rif Mountains. It is a ...

CIEE to Morocco
Mar 3, 2007 (44 photos)

... time on the beach before heading into the city centre. Friday we went to my favorite of the three cities we visited, Chefchaouen. Before heading for the city, we visited another company - a shrimp peeling facility for a Dutch multi-national. This was a ...

Day 5 - Morocco, Volubilis Bush Camp - Roman Ruins
Nov 13, 2008 (54 photos)

... best preserved Roman ruins in Morocco about 200 or 300AD.  Really stunning.  Felt like you were in Italy more than Morocco though.  We wondered for about an hour before getting back on the truck and driving to bush camp, about 10 minutes ...

Naked with Moroccan women
Nov 11, 2007

... is only one room. I had read about these in our guidebook and wanted to experience going to one. When we arrived at Chefchaouen, a quaint town surrounded by the Rif Mountains, I managed to persuade Mum to go with me. She really wasn't keen and was ...

The rest of my Moroccan stay
Oct 2, 2005 (27 photos)

... an old traditional pattern. We again headed off in the car bound for our final Moroccan stopover - the capital of Moroccon kif, Chefchaouen. It took us 12 hours of driving through the night, but we did make it in one piece! Hours were spent the ...

Chefchaouen
Apr 9, 2007 (1 photos)

So I'm in Chefchaouen, a mountain town not too far from Tangier. It's great here. The medina is amazing. Your nose is constantly being overwhelmed by the smells of baking bread and overflowing spices in bins and bags and fresh mint tea and escargot soup ...

A few photos...
Aug 27, 2009 (3 photos)

ChefChaouen
May 7, 2009 (12 photos)

JEUDI 7 MAI 2009 CHEFCHAOUEN on part pour chefchaouen.....routes montagnes...petit village a cote de chefchaouen, salade, tomates et sardines grillees viande pourrie, aubergine, the a la menthe...decouverte de chefchaouen et des vendeurs de shit... ...

I See Blue.... Everywhere, Hashish, Rooftop Living
Sep 4, 2008 (83 photos)

... it is difficult to sneak food during the day and it is noisy to sleep at night because everyone is up. Chefchaouen is everything you dream a Morrocan town to be. Enchanting and beautiful. The architecture is wonderful with houses and buildings  ...