Tunis Local Customs

If you shop in Tunise on the street or in markets do haggle for a better price. You're expected to do so and you'll offend the shop keepers if you don't or be considered a stupid tourist as they'll rip you off your money. It's fun, just try it. Always make the shop keeper tell his price first. It will be over the top. You then have to say a sum which is a third of his price. Usuallly, you won't settle for it but afer a few minutes of haggling you'll come to something acceptable for both of you. Don't be offended if they call you a criminal it's just the part of their fun and drama and don't hesitate to walk out of the shop if the shop keeper refuses to come up with a reasonable price. Most likely he'll come running after you with a better deal.

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The Bardo Museum contents the most important archaeological collection in the Maghreb (Marocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and is one of the richest in the world in Roman mosaics. It is, undoubtely, a treasure chest of artistic founds, and this head of Jupiter is but one.

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This is the greatest and the most important mosaic in the museum. Unfortunately, I can't tell you nothing about it. When we entered in the room, it was overcrowded, especially around the mosaic. Since it was almost impossible to hear the story about it, I was taking picture of the statues.

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The main room of the museum, so-called Christian Room, is flanked by mosaics many from Tabarka. Many beautiful marble statues, from Apollo to various goddess, can be seen here. Works of art from ancient Roman times, made by unkonown artists, have perfect body proportions.

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The Bardo National Museum was inaugurated in 1888, with probably the world's best display of mosaics and certainly North Africa's best Roman collection.
This is the Corridor of Stelae and Sarcophagi, these and marble funerary statues.

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The Le Bardo district of Tunis is home to the museum of the same name, best onown and the most important museum in Tunisia. The museum has grown up around various mansions and constructions, built by the Hafsids and the Beys.
At the end of the 19th century it covered an area of many acres and was closed by a wall with ramparts and towers.

What is inside the arab culture, and the Tunisian one, is to smoke this fruit tabak with the arghile (what they do call Chincha)…

It is something really good (if you are a smoker)….and something different!

So, if you are a smoker, do not miss it!!!!

You can do this in every local place, just ask for this!

What I do like more of Tunisia is the people, and what I do like more of the people is their smile and their kindness…something that blow my mind up!

You will just need to sit in a local place, and you will be immediately in contact with some persons which will approach you asking some questions….where are you form, what are you doing here, do you like Tunis and so on…

Wow! What a kind and open people!

When you are on your own way, walking in the market, or in the streets, and you will feel lot of eyes on you, simply watch them and say “hello” or better “Schokra”, they wuill come to you and will kiss you 4 times (the Tunisian way to cheer)!!! Amaaaaaaaazing!!!!!

Tunisian are so lovable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!