Destinations

An oasis town known for its sunken palm-filled basin and its long Sufi tradition.

A relaxed southern town near Djerba, surrounded by olive groves and long, calm beaches.

A favourite northern beach near Bizerte, backed by hills and facing the small island of Pilau.

A small oasis on the edge of the Grand Erg Oriental, with a natural warm-water pool and a Roman fort nearby.

A small spa village on Cap Bon's western coast, where hot springs flow straight into the Mediterranean.

A coastal area north of La Marsa with hills, beaches and some of the capital's grandest hotels.

A mountain city near the Algerian border, crowned by a kasbah and layered with history.

Ancient Sufetula, famous for its trio of Roman temples and its place in North African history.

A tiny hilltop village above the Enfidha plain, with sweeping views and a dramatic history.

Ancient Simitthus, source of the prized yellow Numidian marble, with a fine museum and Roman ruins.

A desert oasis town famous for its patterned brick architecture, its vast palm grove and the Chott el Djerid nearby.

The only Punic city to survive largely as it was, abandoned in the 3rd century BC and never rebuilt.

A low-lying archipelago off Sfax, known for its unhurried pace and its traditional charfia fishing.

A Roman town where wealthy families built their homes below ground to escape the summer heat.

A rare coastal oasis, where date palms grow almost to the shore, known for its henna market.

An oasis town on the edge of the Grand Erg Oriental, home to the International Festival of the Sahara.

Three mountain oases near the Algerian border, with waterfalls, palm-lined gorges and abandoned old villages.

A Berber village of troglodyte houses, dug into the ground around open courtyards.

Founded in 670, Kairouan is one of the great spiritual centres of Islam and a UNESCO World Heritage city.

One of the largest Roman amphitheatres in the world, astonishingly intact and UNESCO-listed.