Tunisia Way

1. Other archeological sites
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...ity  It is quite visible form the Ghoumrassen of modern days. The sanctuary, or zawiyya, is built around the holy man (marabout) Sidi Moussa Ben Abdallah GIGHTIS Roman ru...

2. ZAGHOUAN
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... the most attractive minaret of Zaghouan, belonging to the older Er-Rahma Mosque. The minaret is partly built according to Ottoman patterns, being octagonal. Triumphal arch Zaghouan's tr...

3. SELDJA GORGE
(Tourism/Attraction & Entertainment)

... Rouge was restored in 1995 and put into the tourist traffic of Seldja Gorge. The train was originally built in 1910 for the bey of Tunisia. The train has kept its luxurious feel well, just note ...

4. MAKTAR
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... modest, but not small, modern town to the north. A couple of locals told me that the ancient city was built by the French, indicating that time doesn't always move forward. There are some fine t...

5. KERKOUANE
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... Other details to look out for are curbstones, doorsteps and thresholds. House of Kerkouane were all built according to the same patterns, usually secluded from the street and with a courtyard in...

6. Ha�dra
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...day largely intact. This is the result of the protection provided by Byzantine fortifications that were built around it. Of this quite a bit still stands, you can see it covering the left foot of t...

7. Gafsa
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...open to tourists, after considerable rebuilding, as it was heavily destroyed during World War 2. It was built by the Hafsids in the 13th century on the foundations of a Byzantine fortress. Later, m...

8. NEFTA
(Tourism/Sahara)

... centre of Sufism (mystical subgroup in Islam). In the northern end of the gully a pool has been built next to the hot spring, and serves as a bathing pool for both sexes with free entrance. ...

9. Chenini
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... mainly three of them, Douiret and Guermessa being the others. These villages are made up of cave houses built on the slopes of a mountain with a white mosque in the midst. In mornings often large ...

10. Chemtou
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...ost interesting with its underground quarters. The amphitheatre warrants a visit mainly because it was built for the prisoners, reflected in the poor building materials. The baths and the bridge ar...

11. Ain Tounga
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...om Dougga Ain Tounga is often said to have to be finest Byzantine fortress in Tunisia. The fortress was built in the 6th century, and has 5 square towers. One stands at almost its original height. A...

12. Monastir Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

The Ribat of Monastir. This is both a religious and a military monument built between the end of the 8th century and the 10th century and transformed into a vast citadel which is one of the largest

13. El Jem Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...figurative motifs. The site was entirely devoid of water, and two inscriptions celebrate the structures built to bring water to the ancient city. Terra cotta tiles of the Paleo-Christian era give an...

14. Carthage Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...phagi to everyday household items as well as a model of Punic Carthage and the Roman Capitol and Tophet built on its ruins. Here again we find the curious Punic colored glass paste masks with their ...

15. Bardo Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

... It occupies the former Bardo Palace, official residence of the Husseinite beys. The present palace was built at the end of the 17th century and became a museum in 1888. The Bardo Museum: 3,000 ...

16. Dougga
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... at the Dougga Festival in summer. The theatre has 19 tiers, and space for 3500 spectators. It was built up the hill, which facilitated the construction much. Among the missing parts, was a p...

17. El Fe�dja
(Tourism/National Parks)

...l other spaces of rest were born, particularly on the level of the site which shelters the new building built especially to lodge écomusée and its teaching exposure. Paths nature and r...

18. Ksar Ghilane
(Tourism/Sahara)

...he ancient Roman fort of Tisavar has gone through just a few alterations in its history, mainly being rebuilt to serve the purposes of Berber tribes in the 16th century. Its condition is of course p...

19. Bulla Regia
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...ed in the city, a ground-level storey, open to the warming winter sun, stood above a subterranean level, built round a two-story atrium. Open-bottomed terracotta bottle-shapes were built into vaulting...

20. La Marsa
(Tourism/Coast)

...ng parallel to the wide beach. But the reality is that 95% of all summer houses in La Marsa have to be built in places that are seriously far away from the beach. Many families escaping the summer ...

21. Bizerte
(Tourism/Coast)

...rench and the Venetians. Under the Treaty of Berlin, 1878, France gained control of Bizerte and built a large naval harbour in the city. Due to its strategic location on the Mediterranean, F...

22. Korbous
(Tourism/Coast)

...while paint is falling off the most central buildings, new (and not cheap) holiday apartments are being built in the cliffs above. The cliffs  Much of the experience of visiting Korb...

23. Port El Kantaoui
(Tourism/Coast)

Tourist complex 10 kilometres north of Sousse in central Tunisia. Built in 1979 specifically as a tourist centre, it boasts a modern marina equipped for over 300 boats and several golf cours

24. Kerkennah
(Tourism/Coast)

...e to the sea, with the ruins dropping into the sea. The ruins date back almost 1000 years, but were rebuilt by the Spanish in the 16th century. Around the fortress you will be able to locate a few...

25. Monastir
(Tourism/Coast)

...here you can enjoy the view.  The "monastery" after which the town was named, was built by an Islamic religious order in 797 to defend the town from roaming nomadic tribes and ...

26. Mahdia
(Tourism/Coast)

...settlement had been since the time of the Phoenicians. With a wall 10 metres thick, man and nature had built one of this coast's best fortresses. The move of the Fatimids did mean that it was less ...

27. Sfax
(Tourism/Coast)

...  The kasbah Some parts of the the Kasbah dates back to the 12th century, but most of its was built in the 17th century. At times it served as the governor's residence, today it has become...

28. Djerba
(Tourism/Coast)

...of Tunisia, not far from the Libyan border. It is joined to the mainland with a 6 km (3.6 mi) causeway built on a Roman foundation. More than 145,000 inhabitants, mostly of Berber origin, live on ...

29. Why Tunisia?
(Tourism/Overview)

...ge: Tunisia was founded by Carthagians - Phoenician traders who eventually settled into the land and built their own city there. Until now, the vestiges of the Ancient City of Carthage still sta...

30. Stadium
(Sport/Infrastructure)

...d mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 65,000 and was built in 2001 for the Mediterranean games. The stadium was built at a cost of over $250 million...