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Chefchaouen
A blue-washed town in the Rif mountains.
The blue town of the Rif mountains, founded in 1471. Its lanes are washed in every shade of blue, and the air is cool and quiet.
Photo: Ouchikh Allal, CC BY-SA 4.0Photo: Mark Fischer, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Getting around
The town is small and steep: wear good shoes. Grand taxis to Akchour and Tetouan leave from below the medina.
A local tip
Light is softest in the blue lanes early in the morning and just before sunset.
Akchour
Forty-five minutes by grand taxi, a path along the river leads to waterfalls and to God’s Bridge, a natural stone arch.
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