What to see inside the Kasbah of Chefchaouen

The Andalusian garden

After the busy square, the walled Andalusian garden is one of the quietest places in the medina.

The Ethnographic Museum

The Ethnographic Museum of Chefchaouen opened in 1985 in the left wing of the Kasbah. It presents the crafts and traditions of Chefchaouen and northern Morocco: costume and weaving, musical instruments, pottery, embroidery, painted wooden chests, weapons and historic photographs.

Sources describe the museum as part of the Kasbah visit, with a single entry price. Guides describe it as modest in size: many visitors spend more time in the garden and on the tower.

• Rooms devoted to traditional costume and weaving
• Musical instruments and pottery
• Embroidery and painted wooden chests
• Weapons associated with the defence of the fortress
• Photographs of Place Outa el Hammam and the Kasbah from the 1920s

The prison cells

Travel guides associate the Kasbah's prison cells with Abd el-Krim. Sources differ on the dates of his detention, so we do not state them here.

The tower

Guides consistently recommend the climb for its view over the rooftops, the Grand Mosque and the Rif mountains.