Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 5:20 p.m.
Buenos Aires – The Argentine daily “La Nacion” launched Sunday to its readers an “invitation to get lost in the streets of the blue pearl of Morocco”, Chefchaouen, which welcomes its visitors with “an explosion of colors, sounds and of aromas”.
From the start of the article, the editor of the newspaper’s “Well-being” pages, Camila Rikli, said she was pleasantly surprised upon arriving in Chefchaouen: “even if we had already seen photos, what we saw for the first time was unforgettable: everything, the walls of the houses, the doors and even the steps were painted blue.
She then recounts the legendary hospitality of the city’s residents who happily shared “a mint tea in gratitude for your visit to our beautiful city.”
The journal focuses on the founding of the city in the 15th century and its recent metamorphosis into a center of tourist attraction.
“From its beginnings, the city was draped in the color of the sky, creating a picturesque landscape where the blue of the houses stands out against the mountainous environment that surrounds them,” writes the author, emphasizing that this “distinctive color, in addition to beautifying the city, was a symbol of refuge for those fleeing instability on the other side of the strait.
The newspaper then describes “the alleys, narrow and cobbled, which invited you to get lost and discover their nooks and crannies. Each house was a different shade of blue and the windows, decorated with flower pots, added another touch of color to the panorama (…) making the city a haven of peace for its visitors, even several centuries after its founding.”
Finally, Camila Rikli does not hide her amazement at the contrast which marks the architecture of the Kasbah, “a centuries-old fortress which watches over Chefchaouen” and strongly recommends a visit to Ras El-Maa, upstream of the city.
