Blue City / LoRa Photo

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Chefchaouen or Chaouen as it is often called by the locals. Also known as Morocco’ “Blue City” is located in the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco.

Mysterious Blue Origins …

No one is sure why this little mountain stronghold drenched itself in blue. Some say that it’s a spiritual colour for muslims and jews, while other believe it’s a tribute to the mountain spring that makes the settlement possible in a forbidding landscape. Still others say the colour blue keeps mosquitoes at bay.