Colorful Chefchaouen

Our first day in Morocco! In the morning we flew from our stopover city of Madrid to Tangier. We were met by a guide we’d arranged in advance to take us on a 2-night tour of this northern part of Morocco.

We started with a few sights around Tangier, including the “Hercules cave,” where legend says he rested after breaking apart the continents of Europe and Africa. But more interesting to us were the arc-shaped carvings over all the walls—evidence of the Berbers’ excavations for millstones for making olive oil, and where archaeologists have found artifacts from prehistoric times.

Nearby is Cape Spartel, the point where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic—where you can see Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. Finally, we carried on to Chefchaouen, a 3-hour drive south. We were attracted to this town because of the photos we’d seen of the blue painted walls throughout. Our riad (guesthouse) is wonderfully decorated!Read more