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Culture & Heritage
Medinas, ancient cities, architecture and living traditions.
Nefta
An oasis town known for its sunken palm-filled basin and its long Sufi tradition.
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Le Kef
A mountain city near the Algerian border, crowned by a kasbah and layered with history.
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Sbeitla
Ancient Sufetula, famous for its trio of Roman temples and its place in North African history.
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Chemtou
Ancient Simitthus, source of the prized yellow Numidian marble, with a fine museum and Roman ruins.
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Kerkouane
The only Punic city to survive largely as it was, abandoned in the 3rd century BC and never rebuilt.
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Bulla Regia
A Roman town where wealthy families built their homes below ground to escape the summer heat.
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Matmata
A Berber village of troglodyte houses, dug into the ground around open courtyards.
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Kairouan
Founded in 670, Kairouan is one of the great spiritual centres of Islam and a UNESCO World Heritage city.
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El Jem
One of the largest Roman amphitheatres in the world, astonishingly intact and UNESCO-listed.
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Tataouine and the Ksour
A desert region dotted with ksour, fortified granaries of stacked vaulted rooms, and hilltop villages like Chenini.
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Sousse
A lively coastal city with a UNESCO-listed medina, a ribat and one of the great mosaic collections.
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Testour
A town founded by Moriscos expelled from Spain, with a mosque clock that famously runs backwards.
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Monastir
A tidy seaside town known for its ribat and as the birthplace of Habib Bourguiba.
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Mahdia
A calm town on a narrow peninsula, once the capital of the Fatimid caliphate, with a medina surrounded by sea.
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Dougga
A UNESCO-listed Roman town on a hillside of olive groves, often almost empty of visitors.
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Tunis
A capital of contrasts: a living medina, colonial-era boulevards and cafés where the city's conversations never really stop.
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Carthage
The legendary city of Dido and Hannibal, now a UNESCO site spread through a leafy residential suburb.
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Sidi Bou Said
A clifftop village above the Gulf of Tunis, famous for its blue and white houses and long-held pull on artists.
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