The blue city on the route 150km after the start and checkpoint one fo the piste and the road route. Most riders reach the town at sunset and stay the night at Chefchaouen. It is the last chance to find a touristic accommodation along the route for a while.
It is the chief town of the province of the same name and is noted for its buildings in shades of blue, for which it is nicknamed the “Blue City”.
It was founded in 1471 by the Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, a distant descendant of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The original settlement consisted of just a small fortress, now referred to as Chefchaouen’s Kasbah. The fortress was erected to help defend the area from potential attacks by Portuguese invaders; at the time, Portugal was launching attacks against northern cities and towns in Morocco.
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