One Resort Monastir

Fighting the Heat - Part I

by aliante1981

Travels to places like Tunisia involves a lot of fighting the heat, especially if you, like me (I am still surprised as to why I did that), go there right in the middle of the summer. Here’s a list of useful items to take:

- Hats and other covering: Large brimmed hats that provide head covering and some shade. For women, they are also a proof of modesty, welcomed when visiting old churches and mosques. Scarves and the like covering shoulders and arms can keep the sun off during treks. A cloth hat or scarf can be soaked to help keep the head cool.

- "Squeeze Breeze": this is a water bottle with a sprayer and a battery-operated fan attached. The beach toy to take with you!

- Sun block: While sun blocks may be purchased in Tunisia, people tend to prefer sticking with their own favourite brand (the skin, too, ‘gets used’ to it), and there’s not guarantee you’ll find it on the spot. So take your own, if you have preferences!

Ribat Museum

by Willettsworld

The ribat's prayer room houses a Museum of Islamic Art. It houses an interesting collection of coins (10th-11th century), Koranic inscriptions (8th-12th century), fabrics (Coptic linen from Egypt, fine silks), glassware, bronze articles, pottery, jewelry and an astrolabe of 927 from Córdoba. Admission is inclued in the price of the Ribat entry ticket.

A jewel in the Mediterranean.

by euzkadi

"Monastir City."

Monastir is a historical and now touristic city located in the central eastern part of Tunisia on the Mediterranean Sea (160 kilometres from Tunis). The name of the city derives from the latin "Monasterium" and was founded by the Phoenicians in 4th century Bc. It´s a beautiful city with some places of interest like the Great Mosque (built in the eleventh century), the modern Mosque of Bourgiva and the magnificent Ribat of Monastir Fort, maybe the most important and well preserved fort in the Magreb. It´s a nice city to visit with beautiful parks, Mosques, marinas and nice seaviews.

"Monastir Beaches."

"The Ribat of Monastir."