Looks like the city of blue houses (photos)

For a long time it was closed to Christians.

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The town of Chefchaouen, or Chefchaoun in the Northwest of Morocco is one of the trademarks of this African country. Every tourist traveling to this region, considers it his duty to visit the blue city.

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The story of Sabena began in the fifteenth century, when the arrival of the Andalusian Emir was built on the site of a small Berber village mosque and fortress.

Two decades later, here came many of the Moors-Muslims and Jews were expelled from Spain. The city immediately grew, revived trade, increased new home. The settlers gave them a look of the architecture of Andalusia, which had to be left.

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For centuries the city was considered a sacred place. The Gentiles were forbidden to visit him on pain of death until the beginning of XX century. Due to this, Chefchaouen has preserved its historic character and still amazes tourists.

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House of Savina painted in all shades of blue and blue. This tradition explained in different ways. One version says that the first to paint the house in blue steel expelled from Spain the Jews. This color symbolized the heavens and was reminded about God.

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According to another version, the blue symbolizes peace and tolerance, because Chefchaouen took many of the refugees, becoming their new home.

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Nowadays, local residents regularly update the walls with fresh paint as it is in Chefchaouen attracts travelers from around the world.

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