It is hailed as one of the three famous Blue Cities in the world by the international photography community. You must visit it once in your life.

The three most famous Blue Cities in the world are Santorini in Greece, Chefchaouen in Morocco and Jodhpur in India.

Among the few blue cities in the world, Santorini in Greece, Chefchaouen in Morocco and Jodhpur in India are hailed by the photography industry as the most beautiful blue cities in the world.

The ancient name was Shira, but later it was changed to Santorini in 1207 in memory of Saint Ellen.

"A long, long time ago, I have always heard that there is an Aegean Sea in the world, and there is a pearl in the Aegean Sea." This pearl is used to describe the island of Santorini.

First, attach a map of Santorini

Must-visit card 1: Walk around Fira and look for the blue-domed church

The town of Fira The blue-domed church is the most famous and has appeared on the cover of National Geographic Magazine. It is a postcard-like landmark building in Santorini.

PS: Search Mama Thira Tavern on Google Maps, go up the stairs and follow the directions to find it.

Must-visit 2: Watch the sunset sink into the Aegean Sea

Oia Town is a place with the most beautiful sunset in Santorini. Tourists flock here when the sun sets. Watch the sun set over the Aegean Sea.

PS: The town of Fira is the transportation hub of Santorini, but it feels too commercial. If you want to stay, it is recommended to stay in Oia.

Must-visit 3: Grape wine tasting

Santorini is a famous wine-producing area. There is an underground wine museum located 8 meters underground and 300 meters long, with a layout like Like a maze. The guide will introduce the history of grape growing and wine development on the Holy Island since the 17th century (1660-1950). As early as the early Bronze Age, Santorini began to produce wine, which has a history of more than 4,000 years. The most famous wine is Assyrtico wine.

Must-visit 4: Rent a boat in the Aegean Sea and set sail to go out to sea

A one-day hike to the volcano is too hard, and you can’t see much scenery;

You can’t see the colorful tropical fish when you go out to sea for snorkeling...

So you need to rent a yacht to go out to sea at this time. !

Must-visit 5: The most special and helpless mode of transportation - donkey riding

Because there are many narrow and steep roads on the island, there are many small turns on the island. The requirements for driving skills are higher, so donkeys have become a special transportation carrier. However, it is very helpless that the strong tourists ride on the backs of donkeys, which makes the donkeys overwhelmed. I sincerely hope that the donkeys on the island can live a more comfortable life.

Chefchaouen, one of the most beautiful cities in Morocco, is the "Smurf". Its original name was Sean, which means horns in Spanish, because it looked like two horns of a goat from a distance.

Various blues on the way up the stairs

The blue in Chefchaouen is not just one color, dark blue, lake blue, cobalt blue, and light blue complement each other. The doorways, stairs and walls of most houses in the town are painted brilliant blue.

Why is it blue here? There are different opinions and various explanations.

Some people say that because the weather is too hot, blue can cool down and repel mosquitoes; some say that it comes from the color of Ras el-Maa Spring... The most reliable one is related to the city's belief history, because Blue is the color of Jewish people.

Chefchaouen was discovered by the Jews in 1471 and settled here. At the beginning of the 19th century, due to ethnic cleansing, new Jews took refuge in Chefchaouen. In Judaism, blue represents the sky and heaven. Starting in the 1930s, the house was painted blue.

Cats in Chefchaouen

Moroccan people love cats, especially in Chefchaouen, which is a veritable cat city, and cats can be seen everywhere. No one can tell how many cats there are... No matter where the cats are, the sea-blue walls look like a painting.

The psychedelic smell of marijuana

Marijuana is legal here, and you can see wild and artificial marijuana. If you meet someone selling marijuana to you locally, go directly to Just say no. There are local cannabis itineraries. You can join a hash farm hiking group and go over a whole mountain to a small village in the mountain col to see a cannabis farm, cannabis cultivation, and cannabis processing.

The second largest city in Rajasthan, this city is named after the small blue houses all over the city. It is one of the four colored cities in India and the Blue City. National Geographic photographed this ancient city. The 50-minute documentary is also the filming location of Wang Baoqiang's "Havoc in Tianzhu". After Tang Sen and Wu Kong left the sari factory, they walked to a blue city and had a meal.

This city is the main filming location of "Havoc in Tianzhu".

British writer Aldous Huxley once described it this way: From the fortress of Mehrangarh Castle, people heard the same sounds as the gods heard on Mount Olympus. ——Countless people in the world below speak to each god individually, and their voices are clear and independent, and will be recorded by the All-Knowing One.

Mehrangarh Fort - the recorder of smoke and war

Anywhere in the Blue City, as long as you look up, you can see it standing on the cliff The huge castle is the Mehrangarh Fort. The battlements that are tens of meters high are carved directly from the rock below. The entire building, the foundation, and the mountain are integrated, making people feel as if the castle grew directly from the rock. The first half of the movie, including the wedding fight and the sari factory battle, were all shot in this castle.

The Legend of Blue

Coming to the Mehrangarh Fort and climbing to its highest point to overlook the city of Jodhpur is an experience that no tourist can do. This is where the title of the Blue City of Bull comes from, and it also confirms the legend that has been circulating for hundreds of years on the Southern Silk Road: a city as blue as the sky.

The walls of all the houses in the old town of Jodhpur are painted a strong blue. It is said that blue is the exclusive color of the highest caste "Brahmin" in India, just like "yellow" and "yellow" in ancient China. The same relationship as the royal family.

Home of the Gypsies

Today, there are still many Gypsies performing on the streets under the castle walls of Mehrangarh. When visiting, you might as well stop for a while and listen to them. Playing and singing beautiful music, leaving a little fee if possible, is their only source of livelihood.

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