Day 16: October 18, 2024 – Tangier, Morocco
A couple hours south of Tangier is the picturesque city of Chefchaouen, also known as Blue City. Walls, doorways and windows in homes and shops are painted every shade of blue: sky blue, baby blue, aqua, deep blue, vivid blue. It’s unclear how the tradition started. One theory says it started with Jewish immigrants, because it reminded them of the sky and the presence of God. Another is that the blue repels mosquitos and prevents malaria. A third says it was easier on the eye than the traditional cooling white of many Moroccan homes.
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