Tunisian Blue and White Town

Located 20 kilometers north of Tunis, the blue and white town is a beautiful town with a Mediterranean atmosphere. Because in the eyes of Tunisians, blue symbolizes peace, so all the houses here only have two colors - white walls, blue doors and windows, and the Andalusian-style cottages with white houses and blue windows are the characteristics of this blue and white town, so pure and so romantic, making it a paradise for proposers. The blue and white town winds up along the mountain, with a simple layout, a cobblestone-paved street, and white houses shining in the sun on both sides, and some alleys extend from the house. The houses are only two or three stories high. What makes people feel as if they are in a fairy tale is the blue iron windows and blue wooden doors embedded in the white walls, the vines swirling on the iron window lattices, symmetrical and dreamy; the blue copper nails on the door are combined into stars and moons, as well as bows and arrows, flowers and other patterns, gorgeous and exquisite. In such a romantic and beautiful town, why not find a coffee shop to listen to the footsteps of time. Le Café des Nattes is a very famous coffee shop in the blue and white town. It is a century-old coffee shop. After painter Mache painted 'View of a Mosque' here in 1914, the layout here has never changed. The coffee shop is located in the middle of the town, and tourists can easily find it. When there are many people, the shop will lay straw mats on the steps for guests to sit on, and there are straw mats inside and outside, so it is also called the straw mat coffee shop. The coffee shop provides a strong coffee that is said to be Italian style. A complete serving is only half a cup, usually mint tea, sweet and greasy, with a layer of pine nuts floating on it. If you don't drink it, it seems that you haven't been to the blue and white town. Jasmine is the national flower of Tunisia, and the men in the blue and white town like to hang a string of jasmine behind their ears. It is said that the jasmine season here lasts for half a year. Young men or old people dressed in traditional costumes often string the flowers into strings, insert them in large straw trays, and sell them to tourists in the streets and alleys, forming a beautiful scenery. If you are interested, you might as well buy a few strings of jasmine, hang them on your chest or pin them behind your ears, surrounded by a refreshing fragrance. If you talk about food, then the fried bread rings of the blue and white town are worth a try. The crispy and soft bread rings are wrapped in white sugar, sweet and sweet. Although the blue and white town is not big, you can see the deep blue tenderness, the excellent scenery of the Mediterranean, the enthusiastic residents everywhere, and the romantic and exquisite blue and white cottages. It's worth your visit, it's worth your stay for a few days, forget the hustle and bustle of the city, and enjoy the quiet time.