Monday 15 July 2019

If You Like The Colour Blue,

living in the town of Chefchaouen,


 in the mountains of Morocco, could be for you, photography duo Tania De Pascalis and Tiago Marques, known as Tiago & Tania, spent six days capturing the blue-tinted stone architecture of Chefchaouen, that has been there some 550 or so years,

 so why is the town so blue?

 as it happens nobody really seems to know,

  some say that the shades of blue on the walls keep the mosquitoes away, others believe that the blue helps to keep the houses cool during the warm summer months,

 the most popular theory is that it was painted blue by the Jews who fled to Chefchaouen to escape the Spanish Inquisition in the 15th century,

 in any event the tradition of painting the town blue continues,

 as twice a year the brushes and paint come out,

what a fascinating place to visit, to see more of this and other series by Tiago & Tania, you can follow them on Instagram (here and here), and f you want to see all of their travels you can go with them on their website.


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