Tunisia Way

1. Other archeological sites
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... the inhabitants of Beni Zeltane have abandoned their old ways in exchange of running water and electricity. They inhabit a whitewashed, standard village a few hundred metres deeper down into the va...

2. MEDEINA
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...Althiburos Should you be able to make it out here, Medeina has attractive remains of the Roman city of Althiburos. Back then, the city stood right on the highway between Carthage and Tebessa...

3. MAKTAR
(Tourism/Historical sites)

Always controlling the border Maktar has one of the finest settings of any Roman city in Tunisia, situated on the top of a hill, at almost 1,000 metres, overlooking undulating fields on all

4. LE KEF
(Tourism/Historical sites)

... The Roman remains of Le Kef is limited by being smack dab in the middle. Very little of the ancient city is above ground, and the two tiny areas have been overlooked by most tour groups. But whil...

5. Ha�dra
(Tourism/Historical sites)

The huge border city Haïdra is the modern name, Ammaedara was the original name for this great Roman city. It is one of the oldest Roman cities in Africa, located as a border city protect

6. Gafsa
(Tourism/Historical sites)

The historical oasis Gafsa is the main city of its region, and the centre of the profitable phosphate industry. Unlike the towns closer to the mines, Metlaoui and Moulares, it has not been tur

7. NEFTA
(Tourism/Sahara)

...eur is a little bit shorter trip for most travellers, Nefta gets far less visitors than its neighbour city. Apart from that, the two settlements offer much the same: The same architecture and oases...

8. Chemtou
(Tourism/Historical sites)

City of Marble Mountain Chemtou is the site of the Numidian, later Roman city of Simitthu, or Simithas. Simitthu was famous for its marble, which has a lively play of orange, red, yellow and

9. Ain Tounga
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...unmentioned in all travel guides, and lies a few hundred metres to the west of the rest of the ancient city. The structure isn't really impressive, but quite attractive. It appears that the outer w...

10. Dar Abdallah
(Tourism/Museum)

... the ground floor of an 18th-century palace, Dar Ben Abdallah, located in the heart of the medina (old city). The palace includes three elements, a masters' house, where the museum is located, the ...

11. El Jem Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...ely 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 idea of the traditional work produce...

12. Carthage Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...re as well as in the Carthage-Salambo area. It is believed that over 400,000 persons lived in this vast city surrounded by walls 13 meters high. Today the view from the Byrsa hill overlooks the modern...

13. Sousse Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...nown museum in Sousse. Sousse Archeological Museum, Sousse is easily accessible from all parts of the city ands visitors will have no problem in locating the museum. Sousse Archeological Mus...

14. Bardo Museum
(Tourism/Museum)

...l, complementing its star attraction. The Bardo Museum is located about 4 km from the Tunis city center, in the suburb of Bardo. It occupies the former Bardo Palace, official residence o...

15. Dougga
(Tourism/Historical sites)

...had around 5,000 inhabitants. The number of temples and other important buildings suggests that the city was of great significance and likely was inhabited by Numidian princes. Dougga is ...

16. Ksar Ghilane
(Tourism/Sahara)

...tness of the dunes, the majesty of the mountains,  the transparency of the desert nights, the vivacity of that which is deceptively barren.. Ksar Ghilane is a strange thing in Tunisia. It...

17. Tozeur
(Tourism/Sahara)

Tozeur  is an oasis and a city in central Tunisia. The city is located North West of Chott el-Djerid, in between this Chott and the smaller Chott el-Gharsa. It is the capital of the Tozeur Gove

18. Bulla Regia
(Tourism/Historical sites)

Bulla Regia is a Roman city, now in northwestern Tunisia, near the modern city of Jendouba. It is noted for its Hadrianic-era semi-subterranean housing, a protection from the fierce heat and effects

19. DAR CHERAIT
(Tourism/Attraction & Entertainment)

...of Aladdin, Sindbad the sailor, the cavern of Ali Baba, the subterranean cave, the paths of an Arabic city...    ...

20. Athletism
(Sport/Individual sport)

...athlete specialized in the 10.000 meters and the 5.000 meters. prize list  However Mexico City (1968) 5000 meters  Money Tokyo (1964) 10.000 meters  Money Munich (1972) 500...

21. Wood
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

In producing spite of the scarcity of the forests of wood, the work of wood is strongly enraciné in the craft industry; the Tunisian inheritance conceals famous masterpieces carried out in va

22. Ceramics and pottery
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

...d in Guellala, that enamelled, yellow, green or brown, is synonymous with Nabeul. The potters of this city owe their fame with this technique. The use of the glazes and metallic oxides came from B...

23. Carpet
(Culture/Craft in Tunisia)

...aking is also specified carpet of Kairouan because its manufacture started at the XIXe century in this city of the center of Tunisia. Even if the manufacture of carpet relates to other cities such ...

24. Health Infrastructure
(Health/Evolution of the Health Infrastructure)

...consists of: 70 multidisciplinary or monodisciplinary clinics; 1260 dental practice; A capacity of 16142 beds as against 16 013 beds in the public sector; 3293 medical practice of whic...

25. Telecommunication
(Economy/Services)

... end of 2001 and has been extended to cover to the whole of the national territory and to carry its capacity to nearly 500 000 lines. The choice of second operator GSM is currently in hand. ...

26. Kebili
(Tourism/Sahara)

...cause they prefer to live in mountains (the most famous site is Matmata). Blacks: They came to the city when it was a famous slavery trade center. Language and Religion  Arabic ...

27. Medenine
(Tourism/Sahara)

...rave;s and the Island of Djerba, on the main route to Libya. It is located at around. It is the capital city of Medenine Governorate. In pre-colonial times Medenine was already the most importan...

28. Bizerte
(Tourism/Coast)

is a capital city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It has a population of 114,371 (2004 census). Bizerte is known as the oldest and most European city in Tunisia. It was founded around 10

29. Kerkennah
(Tourism/Coast)

...S There are a handful of hotels in the tourist trap of Sidi Fredj, and some more in Remla, the main city on the islands. The best places are the ones in Sidi Fredj, while the budget options are th...

30. Monastir
(Tourism/Coast)

Called /lmisti:r/ in Tunisian Arabic, (20 km south of Sousse; 162 km south of Tunis), is a city on the central shore of Tunisia, in the Sahel area. Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is now a m