Feeling Blue: A Photo Journey Through Chefchaouen, Morocco

No, not that kind of blue. We’re talking about vivid blue-painted buildings and street corners. The kind of blue that makes your jaw drop at every turn. The kind of blue you can find throughout the streets of Chefchaouen, Morocco.

The city is painted that way because the Sephardic Jews who lived there in the 1930s believed that the color symbolized the sky and heaven. While Jews don’t live there anymore, the tradition of painting the city walls blue lives on.

Get ready to go on a colorful photo journey through Chefchaouen, Morocco.

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Flower pots compliment the radiant blue walls

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Tree branches tangle together across a narrow street

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You’ll often find cats wandering through the Medina

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Bikes are probably the easiest way to get around as most cars won’t fit

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A man wanders down the street

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Beautiful brass for sale

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It doesn’t get any bluer than this

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An aerial view of the city

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Shadows paint a mystery on a wall

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A young girl stands at a door

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Playing chess in the street

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A striking blue door of a hotel

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Light passes through a roof to the street below

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Even the signs are painted blue

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Some of the pigments used to create it

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