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Sidi Bou Saïd, a small town with about 5000 inhabitants, is located on the Tunisian coast, about 20 km from the capital, Tunis. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1915, the first protected site in the world.
The very hilly medieval village is only accessible on foot, but the TGM (Tunis-Goulette-Marsa) train takes you to the bottom of the hill. A paying car park is also available.
In Roman times, the position of Sidi Bou Saïd, overlooking Carthage and the Bay of Tunis, made it
[more]Sidi Bou Saïd, a small town with about 5000 inhabitants, is located on the Tunisian coast, about 20 km from the capital, Tunis. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1915, the first protected site in the world.
The very hilly medieval village is only accessible on foot, but the TGM (Tunis-Goulette-Marsa) train takes you to the bottom of the hill. A paying car park is also available.
In Roman times, the position of Sidi Bou Saïd, overlooking Carthage and the Bay of Tunis, made it a place of strategic importance. Today, this position, and the views it commands, is a magnet for tourism in the area.
The Arabo-Andalusian town itself, with its typically Mediterranean blue and white colours, is an arrangement of cobbled alleyways, the houses displaying ornate doors, intricate moucharabieh (lattice work protecting a window) and blue shutters. Visitors can discover the interior of some of these houses, like Dar El Annabi which is a museum today.
The town also has a market and numerous merchants selling leather goods and other objects, and a number of cafés (Café des nattes, Café Sidi Chabâane for instance) and restaurants (like Dar Zarrouk).
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