A guide to Chefchaouen
Slow down in Chefchaouen's medina and make time for the mountain setting around it.
- Article
- Best for
- Blue streets and Rif mountain walks
- When to go
- March to May, or September to November
- Suggested pace
- Two days
About Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen is the blue-washed mountain town in the Rif, and it is smaller than the photographs suggest. Stay a night: the day-trippers leave by late afternoon and the town changes completely.
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