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[2025 Sidi Bou Said Attraction] Travel Guide for Sidi Bou Said (Updated Mar)

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Located 20 kilometers north of Tunis, the blue and white town is a beautiful town with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Because in the eyes of Tunisians, blue symbolizes peace, all the houses here have only two colors - white walls, blue doors and windows, and the Andalusian-style cottages with blue windows and white houses are this blue and white small The character of the town, so simple and so romantic, makes it a suitor's paradise. The blue and white town winds up the mountain with a simple layout, a cobblestone-paved street with white houses shining in the sun on both sides, and some alleys sticking out from the house. The houses are only two or three stories high. What makes people feel as if they are in a fairy tale are the blue iron windows and blue wooden doors inlaid on the white wall. The arabesque scrolls are displayed on the iron window lattices, symmetrical and dreamy; the blue copper nails on the door The stars and the moon, as well as bows and arrows, flowers and other patterns are combined, which are gorgeous and exquisite. Walking in such a romantic and beautiful town, you might as well find a coffee shop to listen to the footsteps of time. Le Café des Nattes is a famous coffee shop in the blue and white town. It is a century-old coffee shop. After the painter Mache painted "Viewofa Mosque" here in 1914, the layout here has not changed. The cafe is located in the middle of the town, and it is easy for tourists to find it. There are too many people to sit indoors. The store will spread straw mats on the stairs for the guests to sit. It's called a straw mat cafe. The cafe offers a strong Italian-style coffee. A complete portion is only half a cup, usually mint tea. It is sweet and greasy, with a layer of pine nuts floating in it. small town. Jasmine is the national flower of Tunisia. Men in blue and white towns like to hang a bunch of jasmine flowers behind their ears. It is said that the jasmine blooms here for half a year. Young people or old people in traditional costumes often string the flowers into strings, insert them into large straw trays, and walk around the streets to sell them to tourists, forming a beautiful scenery. . If you are interested, you may wish to buy a few bunches of jasmine flowers and hang them on your chest or behind your ears, surrounded by the refreshing fragrance. When it comes to food, the fried doughnuts in the blue and white town are worth a try. The crispy doughnuts are wrapped in white sugar and are fragrant and sweet. Although the blue and white town is not big, if you look up, you can see the blue and tender Mediterranean Sea with beautiful scenery, enthusiastic residents and romantic and exquisite blue and white cottages everywhere. It's worth coming here, it's worth spending a few days here, forgetting the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoying the quiet time.

Address:
Carthage, Tunisia
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-4 hours
Ticket Price
Free entry
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