Medina
The medina is by far the most popular part of the city for tourists, and with good reason. The Arabic old town, featuring sinuous alleyways with blank walls, beautiful vaulted alleys and famous monumental doors hiding palaces, is the historical core of Tunis. It is a true architectural wonder and became a UNESCO Humanity World Heritage site in 1979. Restoration is constantly in progress on many buildings in order to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the city. The medina mainly encompasses animated Souks selling spice blends, incense, perfume extract, and tanned leather, where the finest handicrafts share space with "Made in China" baubles. Throughout the passing of the centuries, the Souks remained as dynamic as ever, as can be seen for example in the
Souk El Attarine, the
Souk El Berka, the
Souk El Koumach (Souk des Etoffes), the
Souk El Trouk or the
Souk Ech-Chaouachiya. In this bewitching universe weighed down by small shops, the merchants and the customers haggle hard...
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Sidi Bou Said
- it's a heaven on earth you have sea ,a beautiful landscape and we can visit many historic monument just near sidi bousaid like cathage and amilcar...
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Avenue Habib Bourguiba
- Principal theatre of the capital Tunis. Previously called Casino Municipal de Tunis. it is one of the rare Art Nouveau style theatres in the world....
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Al Marsa
- the city's most exclusive northern suburb of the capital, it has retained its character of wealthy suburb and remains a popular seaside resort...
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