Sidi Bou Said

Worth seeing in and around Sidi Bou Said

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Byrsa

   Byrsa was a walled citadel above the Phoenician harbour in ancient Carthage, Tunisia, as well as the name of the hill it rested on.

   3 km · hill in Tunisia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Saint Louis Cathedral

   The Acropolium, also known as Saint Louis Cathedral, is a former Latin Catholic church located in Carthage, Tunisia. The cathedral sits on the peak of Byrsa Hill, near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city.

   2.9 km · cathedral in Tunisia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Carthage University

   The University of Carthage is a university located in Tunis, Tunisia, and was founded in 1988.

   1.1 km · university in Tunisia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Carthage Palace

   Carthage Palace is the presidential palace of Tunisia, and the official residence and seat of the President of Tunisia. It is located along the Mediterranean Sea in the commune of Carthage, near the archaeological site of the ancient city, fifteen kilometers from Tunis.

   1.8 km · presidential palace in Tunisia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Tophet of Carthage

   The Carthage tophet is an ancient sacred area dedicated to the Phoenician deities Tanit and Baal Hammon, located in the Carthaginian district of Salammbô, Tunisia, near the Punic ports. This tophet, a "hybrid of sanctuary and necropolis", contains a large number of children's tombs, estimated to be over 20,000, which, according to some interpretations, were sacrificed or buried here after their untimely death.

   4 km · cemetery in Tunisia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Carthage National Museum

   Carthage National Museum is a national museum in Byrsa, Tunisia. Along with the Bardo National Museum, it is one of the two main local archaeological museums in the region.

   2.9 km · museum in Carthage, Tunisia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum

   The Carthage Paleo-Christian Museum is an archaeological museum of Paleochristian artifacts, located in Carthage, Tunisia. Built on an excavation site, it lies above the former Carthaginian basilica.

   3.3 km · museum in Carthage, Tunisia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Basilica of Damous El Karita

   The basilica of Damous El Karita is an ancient basilica, located in Carthage, in modern Tunisia, dating from the Late antiquity and the Byzantine epoch. It is situated nearby the Odeon hills within the archeological site of Carthage.

   1.8 km · basilica in Tunisia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Zarrouk Palace

   The Royal Palace of Carthage or nowadays Zarrouk Palace was a residence of the Tunisian Kings, in Carthage, Tunisia. It was the last Royal Palace in the Kingdom of Tunisia before the declaration of the Republic in 1957.

   2.6 km · palace in Carthage, Tunisia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Basilica of Saint Cyprian

    The Basilica of Saint-Cyprien, also known as Basilica near Sainte-Monique, is a ruined Christian temple located on the edge of the Tunisian archaeological site of Carthage, on the Bordj Djedid plateau and the seafront. The Christian basilicas of Carthage were excavated by the White Fathers from the 1880s onwards.

    1.2 km · basilica in Tunisia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The white houses with blue roofs and windows, unique to this village, perched on a hill, with an amazing view of the Mediterranean Sea and the Bay of Tunis.

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Things to do

Sidi Bou Said has stunning whites and blues all over the village - take plenty of photos. On the street along café des nattes, a small path on the right with many steps leads you down the hill to the seaside (3 Port Plaisance), frequented by locals and seemingly unknown to tourists.

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Where to eat

Be sure to eat the locally grown dates.

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Getting to Sidi Bou Said

Airports

Tunis Carthage (TUN), 11 km · Annaba Rabah Bitat (AAE), 226 km · Falcone–Borsellino (PMO), 282 km

Stations

Punic ports of Carthage, 3.5 km

• Mellita → Sidi Bou Said

  255 km · quickest by road, 9h 57m · $25–34
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• Annaba → Sidi Bou Said

  229 km · quickest by road, 5h 15m · $25–35
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• Palermo → Sidi Bou Said

  301 km · quickest by air, 5h 52m · €160–250
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