THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE CITY OF MOROCCO, CHEFCHAOUEN: Guest Post by Lucas Gutierrez-Arnold

Chefchaouen, Morocco.

My grandson Lucas, a student at Skidmore College, spent a semester abroad last spring in Madrid, Spain. While there, he and some other students went on a weekend trip to Morocco, flying on RyanAir to Tangiers. (It is easy to forget that Spain is just across the Strait of Gibraltar from North Africa!) While in Tangiers, Lucas did a day-trip to Chefchaouen, the famous blue city where the cobblestone streets are lined with houses painted a bright shade of blue. Accounts vary as to why this tradition began. Chefchaouen, in the mountainous region in northern Morocco, is a two-hour bus ride from Tangiers. Many thanks to Lucas for sharing his photos. Here are some that he took as he walked around the city.

For more about traveling in Morocco, see this post from Susan Kean about her garden tour of Morocco, which included a visit to Chefchaouen.