offering an enchanting retreat from Morocco's bigger cities. Chefchaouen — called Chaouen by locals — is more than just a pretty shade of blue. The town is home to a maze-like medina, a 15th-century ...

On a cool January afternoon, I scaled a dirt path shaded by the limestone peaks of Morocco's Rif Mountains ... The city was originally known as Chaouen, a Berber word meaning "horns" or "peaks ...