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Page 1 of 3  Sidi Bou Said 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 BejiHammamet 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.
(before he came along, it was called Jabal el-Menar).
Sidi Bou said is one of those tourist traps that retains its charm no
matter how many loud tourists walk the streets. Sidi Bou Said is really
just the one main road, going up the hill, ending in many fantastically
situated cafés overlooking the Gulf of Tunis and the marina of Sidi Bou
Said. connected to this one streets are short alleyways, some
courtyards. Everything is well-kept with whitewashed walls and blue
doors, windows and intricate metalworks. Streets have some vendors,
selling handicrafts or sweets, but their business seems to run well,
and they keep a low profile, as they have understood that keeping the
atmosphere up is the best way of marketing. The marina is quite good, and walking around you pass a couple of yachts big as houses. The stairs going down from the mountain where the village itself lies, goes through green and luscious vegetation, but is sadly destroyed by litter. The best thing to do here, though, is relaxing in one of the nice cafés. History
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