Tunisia - Sidi Bou Said

TUNISIA - SIDI BOU SAID.

Sent by Jamel from Hammamet, Tunisia. This is one of the five postcards sent by him in year 2006.

This is from Wikipedia : Sidi Bou Said (Arabic: سيدي بو سعيد‎) is a town in northern Tunisia (it is located only 20 km from the capital of Tunisia, Tunis).

The town got its name for a Muslim religious figure who lived there, Abou Said ibn Khalef ibn Yahia Ettamini el Beji (before he came along, it was called Jabal el-Menar). The town itself is a tourist attraction as it is known for the extensive use of blue and white colors all over the town. All kinds of souvenirs (some not even remotely connected to Sidi Bou Said and sometimes not to Tunisia itself) can be bought in the main street. While staying in Sidi Bou Said for a few days is not common, tourists from Hammamet and other tourist towns usually come to Sidi Bou Said. It can be reached by a TGM train, which runs from Tunis to La Marsa.