This gallery includes from the popular artist's village Sidi Bou Said, a few images from Bysra Hill, which was the heart of ancient Carthage, and few other miscellaneous images from around Tunis.
The cliff top village of Sidi Bou Said is named after Sidi Bou Said, a 13th century Sufi Saint or Holy man who settled here on his return journey from his pilgrimage to Mecca. The 19th century French baron Rudolph d'Erlanger was responsible for the distinctive blue and white scheme in the...
more »This gallery includes from the popular artist's village Sidi Bou Said, a few images from Bysra Hill, which was the heart of ancient Carthage, and few other miscellaneous images from around Tunis.
The cliff top village of Sidi Bou Said is named after Sidi Bou Said, a 13th century Sufi Saint or Holy man who settled here on his return journey from his pilgrimage to Mecca. The 19th century French baron Rudolph d'Erlanger was responsible for the distinctive blue and white scheme in the village which is reminiscent of a Cycladic Greek island, with its whitewashed cubical homes with blue shutters and colourful doors and cobbled and narrow alleyways overflowing with bougainvillea. It is about 20 Kilometres north of the capital Tunis.
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