Get lost in Morocco’s Blue Pearl

Over the hills and beyond the horizon in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, there is a magical place called Chefchaouen. Its Moroccos Blue Pearl. The walls of the city are covered in blue hues from a palette that ranges from royal blue to baby blue and everything in between.
The reason behind all the blue paint? History says former Jewish refugees in the 1930's were the first to take the blue to the walls. The place is too beautiful to be real.
If youre looking for a specific place, youll get lost for hours just trying to find it within the winding pedestrian pathways of Chefchaouen. Each street of the city is defined with tall, blue walls, making it difficult to discern up from down and north from south. Situated on a mountain, Chefchaouens lanes hug its curves.You can catch glimpses of the hills in the distance that look like they go on forever.
A surprising thing that struck me was the temperature. In the sun, its warm, almost hot. It baffled me that the local men walked around wearing thick cloaks with hoods called djellabas that nearly touched the floor.
So what makes Chefchaouen tick? Maybe its because it was the first impression of Morocco I had, but Chefchaouen was one of the most beautiful places Ive ever been to.
If you ask me, there’s magic within those walls and behind those doors.
