SIDI BOU SAID (TUNISIA)

This ancient village of marabouts was once dedicated to religion. In 1207, a mystic named Abu Said ben Yahia Khalafa moved there to develop Sufism. Death made ​​him a saint and the hill of Sidi Bou Said and became a center of spirituality. Once quiet fishing village, it has become internationally famous in English Baron Rodolphe d'Erlanger who settled there in 1912 and built a sumptuous palace. Music lovers he opened his door to artists of all stripes by organizing meetings and parties that combined art, music and literature. After his death in 1932, his heirs bequeathed his estate to Tunisia. Currently the palace, renamed Ennejma Ezzahra, became the Centre for Arab and Mediterranean Music. It is open to the public to admire its beautiful museum of musical instruments, its architecture and gardens. Today Sidi Bou Said has become the meeting place for artists, the young bourgeoisie and foreigners in search of the exotic, several art galleries are housed in it ... But it is a marvel of architecture with its ancient palaces restored, painted white and blue, hushed atmosphere of paradise ... you will love the famous coffee of Mats, where you dominate the main street, where you can walk without any real purpose, the along streets that are almost bewitching