How much does the Kasbah cost and when is it open?

The Kasbah museum charges a small entry fee and keeps daytime hours, but the exact price and opening times can change, so it is best to check locally on the day. The surrounding Plaza Uta el-Hammam itself is free and open at all hours.

How old is the Kasbah of Chefchaouen?

The Kasbah dates from the late 15th century, built around the founding of Chefchaouen in 1471 as a defensive fortress. Its rammed-earth walls are reinforced by ten towers, and over the centuries it served defensive and administrative roles before becoming today's museum.

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Kasbah of Chefchaouen

15th-century fortress with an ethnographic museum and gardens

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Kasbah of Chefchaouen

15th-century fortress with an ethnographic museum and gardens

The Kasbah of Chefchaouen is a late 15th-century rammed-earth fortress on Plaza Uta el-Hammam, built at the town's founding and reinforced with ten towers. Its walled compound now houses an ethnographic museum of local crafts, costume and daily life, a shaded interior garden courtyard, and old prison cells. From the ramparts you get raised views over the blue medina and the Rif Mountains beyond.

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The walled Kasbah houses an ethnographic museum with local crafts, textiles, weapons, musical instruments and historic photographs, along with a shaded interior garden courtyard and old prison cells. Steps lead up to the towers and ramparts for raised views over the blue medina.