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Town ksour
A
ghurfa village, once the common thing in this part of the country, was
the only form or permanent home for a local nomad. Here family could
meet, products be sold and bought and conflicts resolved.
Medenine
was from the 17th century until late in the 19th century an important
market town in this part of North Africa, belonging to the influential
Ouerghamma federation. Traders came from Algeria and Libya, and
sometime even further away. At its peak, Medenine had 8,000 ghurfas.
There
are two sections of the gurfas, where the touristic one is the least
impressive, founded around a square, and all ghurfas are small. On the
other side, extremely well-kept gurfas are still in use and lived in.
These are also more impressive than the touristic ones.
Practicalities
HOTELS AND ALTERNATIVES
There are a couple of fine, cheap offers in town, with Hotel Essada as
the recommended at 6TD/8TD. Mid-range hotels are more unreliable, I
will never forget an August night at the best hotel in town (Etape
Sangho) with the airconditioning not working. Moving to a new room
didn't help much. Next time passing through I tried the second best,
Sahara, which had no airconditioning. That was a better choice, since
the rooms were cooler.
Anyway, if you need airconditioning, demand it tested out before you accept a room and sign in.
RESTAURANTS AND ALTERNATIVES
Do not expect miracles in the field of food, but Medenine is far from a
disaster. It may be justified to recommend the popular basic places, as
the most expensive places serve food at no better quality than the
cheap joints. Yet, there is no place in town that is overpriced.
NIGHTLIFE
What is on offer are a few bars, and alcohol served in the better restaurants.
CHANGE MONEY
Everything you need, a couple of banks and ATMs.
TRANSPORT
Great
for this part of the country. Bus and shared taxi connections to every
imaginable destination nearby and large cities in other parts of the
country.
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