We parked Wilson the mobile home in the parking lot of the Sidi Bou Saïd marina.

And early in the morning we climbed a staircase to visit the village as the sun rose over the Mediterranean.

The village of Sidi Bou Said is the archetypal picture-postcard village that is so popular with tourists, Tunisians too, since they themselves say that Sidi Bou Said is "the pearl of Tunisia." So, the day before, we had to turn back in front of the people gathered at the entrance to the village.

Sidi Bou Saïd is a bit like the model of a Tunisian coastal village, clean and well-maintained, with its discreet guesthouses hidden behind a door painted yellow or blue, but that's it, you quickly get around it. What distinguishes this village from others? Its freshness, its whiteness, its purity? Is this what could justify its inclusion on the heritage list? Isn't it a bit overrated?

But let's not be harsh because in the morning when there are still no people, what could be more delicious than sipping a coffee when the establishment opens, a gazelle horn for breakfast, with a view overlooking the rooftops, Carthage and the Bay of Tunis!

We can understand the painters Paul Klee and August Macke coming here to drag their slippers, to capture on their canvases the harmony of the volumes and this very special light!

On this subject, what's great about being interested in culture is the connections between different places, different themes, different eras: go and see the grave of August Macke in the german military cemetery of Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus in the Marne, France: this cemetery is classified... as a UNESCO World Heritage Site!