"A Moorish fantasy golden-hued retreat near Carthage"
Tunisia has much to offer - bustling medinas in Tunis, ancient settlements in Carthage, pristine beaches in Jerba Island - and is giving Morocco a run for its money with its wave of stylish boutique hotels, often in historic town houses. Best to go in spring or summer when it is hot and dry.
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"A Moorish fantasy golden-hued retreat near Carthage"
From EUR 195
per room per night
"Jasmine scented courtyards and mosaic bathrooms make up this traditional oriental seaside hideaway"
From USD 120.00
per room per night
The Medina of Tunis | Fraser Harrison | Tunisia, Tunis and the North Coast, Tunis
Not so long ago, before the French colonial period, the Medina of Tunis was Tunis. Now it is a city within a city, an oval labyrinth of winding, narrow streets which forms a self-contained unit
Painters in North Africa | Barnaby Rogerson | Tunisia, Tunis and the North Coast, Tunis
Travelling through North Africa you do not need paintings. The streets are so triumphantly full of life, the markets so full of colour and the land so filled with light that you come indoors for a visual rest
Tunis for the Weekend | Barnaby Rogerson | Tunisia, Tunis and the North Coast, Tunis
Tunis, ah yes. Well, I have always longed to see the ruins of Carthage. And so they should. Tunis is one of the great cities of the Mediterranean and if you live in Europe it is just a short flight away
Through a Glass Darkly: North Africa as seen through English travel writing | Barnaby Rogerson | Tunisia, Tunis and the North Coast, Tunis
For the reader of English there is a well-established body of North African travel writing which remains in print, cheaply and easily available in paperback
Tourism & Change Come to Southern Tunisia | Andrew Eames | Tunisia, South Coast, Tozeur
To the locals, it must seem as if the future has finally arrived as these capsules of air-conditioning hum through the Erg seeking that desert-in-a-nutshell experience