Ethnographic Museum of the kasbah of Chefchaouen: A travel trough the time

Opened in 1985, this museum covers an area of 300 m2 and occupies the left area of the Kasbah, the splendid monument of the city of Chefchaouen.

Historical Overview of the building

The museum occupies a large space in the northwest part of Kasba. Originally, it was the private residence of Prince Moulay Rachid Ben Ali, the founder of the city of Chefchaouen in 1471.

in 1743, During the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail, the building was restored by one of its governors, the commander Ahmed Ben Ali Rifi, which made the Kasba prestige and role of yesteryear: the regional command center of Chefchaouen and the tribe of Ghmara.

The building of the museum was occupied and used as a community center by the Spaniards during the protectorate.

This is summer - MY DAY AT THE BEACH

Advice: check for your sun screen before going to the beach.

Chefchaouen gates: reach the heart of Chefchaouen

Your holiday in Chefchaouen

As any Moroccan city, the medina is his heart. To reach the heart of Chefchaouen, you should pass through one of the gates that surround it. These doors are part of the cultural heritage of the city:

THE “EL HAMMAR” DOOR – “BAB EL HAMMAR”

 Located in Souika Street, its name refers to the once well-known business in the region, namely El Hammar meaning "donkey driver." This neighborhood, named Bab El Hammar, was the starting point of a successful trade between Chefchaouen and southern Morocco (Fez, Rabat) or north (Tangier, Tetouan). Therefore, this door (and the course area) occupied a strategic place in the development of this trade since it was a place of meeting and display of merchandise and consequently a starting point for other shopping centers.

Some historians describe El Hammar as Moroccans who worked with Spanish as soldiers and who used this door as a starting point for their militaries operations.

The KOUTOUBIA inspired the architects of the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower

A mosque built in the XIIth century, the Koutoubia is distinguished by its exceptional minaret.

Over time, the Koutoubia Mosque has become emblematic of Marrakech. Its construction was decided in 1158 by the sultan Almohades Abdel Moumen soon after his conquest of Marrakech. It was completed in 1199 with the building of his famous minaret ordered by the little son of Sultan Yacoub el Mansour. Koutoubia, literally the "Mosque of the booksellers' in Arabic, is named after the many merchants of books and manuscripts that set up their stalls in the immediate vicinity of the building from 12 ° -13 ° century.

Asni VALLEY - Getaways and Hikes

To reach this place, we will pass through landscapes of infinite subtlety. We imagine the comfort of our vehicle, style of life that the citizens had in a not so long ago. The mule tracks, the douars hillside or the shepherds leading their flocks are a constant reminder of the relativity of time. The arrival in Asni tends to break this contemplation. This village does not represent any particular interest but it marks the moment of choice between continuing straight Marigha, Ouirgane and Tizi n'Test or turn to Imlil and Jebel Toubkal, the highest point of the Atlas.

Imlil and the Toubkal Mount: make beautiful hikes

The charming village of Imlil mountain is the choke point for all hikers who wish to undertake the 4167 m of Toubkal Mount. Located 64 km from Marrakech, it is also a doorway to the National Toubkal superbeparc. Established in 1942 and covering an area of 38,000 hectares, this park offers the opportunity to make beautiful hikes. Over time, plateaus and cliffs alternate with deep gorges, cypresses alternate with junipers in an explosion of colors and scents.

The Medersa of ben Youssef: The masterpiece of sacred architecture

The Medersa of ben Youssef is one of the most spectacular monuments of Marrakech. The current structure of this Koranic school was built around 1570 by the Saadian and restored in 1950. At the time of its splendor, the Ben Youssef Madrasa could accommodate up to 900 students in 150 cells that make up the building. This architectural feature makes this sacred building the largest madrasas across the Maghreb.

Bab Agnaou

Considered to be one of the most important gates of the Medina of Marrakech, Bab Agnaou was built in the thirteenth century by the Almohads Sultan, Yacoub el Mansour, to protect access to the administrative and military headquarters of the Kasbah.