Chefchaouen Souks
The souk lanes of Chefchaouen run off Place Outa el-Hammam into a network of blue-walled workshops selling the things the Rif Mountains produce: rough-woven wool blankets in natural undyed tones, cannabis-leaf motif pottery, hand-embroidered djellabas, and baskets of dried herbs from the hillsides above the city. The craft tradition here is Riffian, not Andalusian — coarser, more geometric, less refined.
The souks of Chefchaouen are concentrated along a single axis running from Place Outa el-Hammam downhill toward the river. They are small, manageable, and less pressured than Marrakech or Fes — the vendors are persistent but not aggressive.
The specialities are wool blankets (Chefchaouen's own production), goat cheese (from the Rif mountain herds), leather goods, and kif-related paraphernalia (Chefchaouen is in the cannabis-growing region of the Rif, and the souvenir economy reflects this with varying degrees of discretion).
The wool blankets are the genuine local product. Striped, hand-loomed, in bright reds, blues, and browns. The quality varies — ask to feel the weight. Heavier blankets with tight weave are better. Prices start around 200 dirhams for a small blanket and go up to 800–1,000 for larger, finer pieces.
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