Tunis and the North Coast Guide: Overview, Hotels & Travel Writing

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About Tunis and the North Coast

Our Tunis and the North Coast travel guide brings together a collection of featured boutique and luxury hotels in Tunis and the North Coast along with a selection of the best travel writing, to help you decide where to go, what to do and how to get there.

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Dar Said

"Jasmine scented courtyards and mosaic bathrooms make up this beautiful boutique hotel in Sidi bou Said."

Price from: 290.00 TND

The Residence Tunis

"A Moorish fantasy, this golden-hued luxury hotel lies near Carthage, on Tunisia's Northern Coast."

Price from: 276.00 EUR

Articles About Tunis and the North Coast

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

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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

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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

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Villa Didon | Eamonn Gearon | Tunisia | Tunis and the North Coast | Carthage Byrsa

Just the latest layer of history to make best use of this stunning hilltop location, the poolless Villa compensates for this with peerless views of the sea and the city’s ancient port

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24 Hours in Tunis | Stephen Emms | Tunisia | Tunis and the North Coast | Tunis

Stroll round the maze of atmospheric souks, where parrots chirrup, men in Fez caps squat smoking, elderly ladies sew rhythmically, and the smoky smell of merguez sausages wafts through narrow alleyways

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