One of the most important cities of the muslim world The Medina is the old city of Tunis, once surrounded by ramparts. Under the Almohads and Hafsides, during the twelfth up to the sixteenth century, Tunis was considered one of […]
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An architectural jewel St. Vincent’s Cathedral, in the neo-Romanesque style, like all the buildings of this period, is 75 m. by 32 m. wide. On the façade are a blind archway and the mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Dominating this arcature […]
The Zitouna, heart of the Medina Erected on an area of some 5,000 sqm and with nine entrances, the Zitouna (the olive) is the oldest and largest sanctuary in Tunis. It has 184 ancient columns, mainly from the site of […]
« The Resplendy bonbonnière » The building, colloquially known as the “bonbonnière” because of its shape, was designed by the French architect Jean-Émile Resplandy. The first version of the theatre, with a capacity of no more than 856 seats, was […]
One of the largest museum in the Maghreb Located at the exit of the city towards Beja and Bizerte, this museum was created in 1882 in one of the Bey’s palaces. This is one of the largest museum in the […]
Central market of Tunis Located at the crossroads of Charles-De Gaulle, Germany and Spain streets, in the modern city, at the gates of the medina, and at a 5 minutes walk from the hotel, the central market of Tunis is […]
Karthago the rival of Rome Founded as early as the 9th century BC on the Gulf of Tunis, Carthage established from the 6th century onwards a trading empire extending over much of the Mediterranean world and was the seat of […]
The very first listed site in the world As early as the seventeenth century, the charm of this village that bears the name of a Muslim saint who died in 1231 and whose grave is still honored today, seduces the […]
« The Shining Star » or the « Baron’s House » A superb residence built by Baron Rodolphe d’Erlanger (1872-1932) at the foot of the village of Sidi Bou Saïd in a park overlooking the sea. It was occupied and looted by German soldiers […]
