Sidi Bou Said, set up on a hill, with its breeze, cobbled streets, white washed houses with heavy studded doors and blue mashrabiya (balconies) is delightful. The combination of bougainvillea, birds and blue balconies, is not only attractive and stylish but soothing and calming.

Once an artists' haunt, Sidi Bou Said is a picture at every turn. Built in Andalusian style, with sharp blue shutters, curvaceous window grilles and pretty courtyards, it is a great place to stroll around the cobbled streets and browse among handicraft shops or drink coffee in a café and watch the world go by. In the evening take your pick of restaurants with shady gardens and enjoy menus of delightfully fresh fish and Tunisian specialities.