Kasbah at Chefchaoen

For a place as well known as Chefchaoen, I was surprised that there weren’t too many landmarks here. It was pretty much go and discover places on your own. On one hand, I understand how this would be nice but not everyone would be able to find all those places. The kasbah at Chefchaoen is probably the city’s most prominent landmark. It is right in the center of the medina and it is also where most of the commercial activity happens. There are restaurants here as well as shops. It is most probable that all tourists would end up here. The kasbah is an old fortress which was built by the local sultan to defend against the attacks of the colonists. It has very high walls which are meant to keep invaders away. These kasbah may not look as sophisticated as their European counterparts but they also have their charm.

In the daytime visitors can visit the kasbah for sixty Moroccan dirhams. Quite pricey if you ask me. It was raining heavily and I thought that it would be a good idea to go to the kasbah for some shelter. Unfortunately, shelter would have to wait. The walls of the kasbah open up to reveal and andalusian garden. Apart from the trees here, there was little to protect you from the rain. The garden has a small fountain at the center but it wasn’t really that impressive. It can be rather unfair to judge the place like this since the weather was so miserable. I just wanted to run into a building and just try to wait the rain out.

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