20 Non-European Towns That Are Straight Out of a Fairytale
17. Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia: A Dream in Blue and White
Perched above the Mediterranean, Sidi Bou Said looks like a town painted by poets. Its signature blue doors and latticed windows pop against stark white walls, echoing the tones of the sea and sky. Cobbled lanes climb toward cliffside cafés, where mint tea is sipped with a view. Long favored by artists like Paul Klee and Simone de Beauvoir, the town hums with creative energy beneath its calm. While rooted in Arab-Andalusian tradition, it carries a distinctly fairytale air—quiet, breezy, and impossibly photogenic. Here, every corner feels like a page from a sun-drenched story you never want to end.
