Chefchaouen is a small charming city of about 40,000 inhabitants located in northeastern Morocco near the Mediterranean Sea.
Chefchaouen was painted blue by the Jewish refugees who lived there during the 1930’s.
It is this beauty and the relaxed atmosphere of the town that makes Chefchaouen very attractive to visitors.
Another reason why backpackers love Chefchaouen is the easy availability of drugs.
Tourism in Chaouen is driven by its reputation as center of the marijuana plantations region in North Morocco.
During the summer approximately two hundred hotels cater to the influx of European tourists.
The goat cheese native to the area is also popular with tourists.
The countryside around it has a reputation for being a prolific source of cannabis.
The Chefchaouen region is one of the main producers of cannabis in Morocco.
Hashish is subsequently sold all over town, but is mostly the domain of native Chaouenis.
The city of Chefchaouen was founded in 1471.
In 1920, the Spanish seized Chefchaouen to form part of Spanish Morocco.
Spain returned the city after the independence of Morocco in 1956.
