Dougga is situated in the mountains inland of Tunisia, at about 550 metres above sea level, in an area that was densely populated by the Numidians. The city served as one of the capitals of Massinissa, an Roman ally, and one of the contenders to Carthage. Dougga, Roman Ruins: A Unesco World Heritage Site in Tunisia The location was ideal, as it was fairly close to...
Djerba or Jerba is an island of paradoxes. In itself, it is a fairly large island just off the North African coast which has almost no other islands alongside it. And it is a tourist resort, a big one, with plenty of wide open spaces for effortless living. It is easy to access as there is a narrow causeway linking it to the mainland at El Kantara. View Larger Map...
How things change, Bizerte once considered the sleepy town to the North the fifth largest, but least well connected of Tunisia’s cities, is about to get a definitive project “Bizerte Marina” to bring it up to speed. Due to break ground in late 2008 and to be completed by the end of 2011 (note as yet to be completed Dec 2014) the Bizerte Marina (Bizerte CAP 3000) the...
This project is suspended and maybe cancelled Located to the North of Bizerte the new Bizerte Cap Blanc Resort project is one of the largest in recent years with a projected investment of around 2 billion Tunisian Dinars. Located in which is currently virgin land, the project will be home to some 25,000 people when finished and will have the following facilities...
Ain Draham is a small city in northwest Tunisia, about 25km south of Tabarka in the Jendouba Governorate. It has just over 10,800 inhabitants according to the 2004 census. It is at an elevation of 823 metres or 2,700 feet above sea level, on the green forested slopes of the Djebel Bir in the Kroumirie Mountains. View Larger Map The town stands on a hillside which is...
Beja sits on the lower slopes of the Khroumirie Mountains between the Mediterranean coast and the Medjerdah River. It is about 109km west of Tunis and is sometimes known as Bedja or Bajah. It lies on the green slopes of Djebel Acheb surrounded by fertile land. Beja has long been a collection and distribution centre for the agriculture produced in the surrounding...
Beni Khiar is a small fishing port about 4km east of Nabeul on the Cap Bon peninsula. Its population in 2004 was almost 17,000 residents. However, it has significantly expanded since then with a boom in the building of houses, villas and shops at Beni Jinen Khiar to cash in on local tourist demands. View Larger Map The town falls under the governorate of Nabeul which...
Yasmine Hammamet has a little bit of a mixed impression with many with some stating the obvious “its not the traditional Tunisia” etc which is naturally true but then, is Las Vegas typical of the US? Not at all! But what Yasmine Hammamet certainly offers is one of Tunisia’s grand projects offering tourists something modern clean and purpose built. Getting There...
When one thinks of Tunisia, it’s often of the distinctive whitewashed houses and blue windows of Sidi Bou Said along with the beautiful wooden doors which have become a form of Tunisian trade mark. Though there are numerous beautiful buildings in Tunisia there is one that is very famous and has been held up as not as just a wonderful example of Tunisian...
Kairouan is defined as the holiest city of Tunisia, being the oldest Islamic settlement, having the oldest mosque in North Africa and the world’s oldest minaret. But there is more to the story: In 670, the general of the invading Arab forces, Oqba bin Nafi, found a golden cup in the sands here, a golden cup that he had lost in the holy well of Zamzam in Mecca a few...