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 by Oana_bic
the last days of ramadan were so mad in the souq! the aid is kind of equivalent of the cristian Christmas and the Aid involves wearing new clothes, spending time with the family & hugging all the loved ones... Leave a Comment
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For years the medina has risked to disappear for the state of abandonment in which it oppressed. Of sure interest inside the medina it is the Mosque of the Ulivo (Jamaa Zaituna), one of the more important religious centers of the Arabic world, built employing 200 columns recovered by the ruins of the Roman Carthage.
Other attractions to be visited, once to Tunis, are the Great Mosque, the Museum to Dar Ben Abdallah, the complex of the three Medresa (Koranic college), the Tourbet el Bey (graves of the bey, gentlemen of Tunisi), the Cathedral of Saint Louis, erect in 1890 in Byzantine-Moorish style. Leave a Comment
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Built during the VII century - AD, medina is the historical and cultural center of the modern Tunis and the ideal place to gather the vital spirit of the city. In it it is possible to perceive a myriad of constructions that tell the manifold dominations succeeded in the centuries -Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Ottomans, etc. Leave a Comment
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 The great Mosque by schlumpf
The walk itself is already pretty interesting, but what will take your attention, will be definitely the
WHITE colour that you will find everywhere in ever building, in every street and so on…
It gives you such a quietness…is a relaxing way to get in touch with this part of the city…
….Better then to start from the market! Leave a Comment Directions: the medina
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Ben Abdallah by Childish, 4 more photosLeave a Comment Directions: in Medina of Tunis I found this museum very difficult. After I made several attempts to find it by myself finally I asked a local guy and he led me there. He doesn't refuse to take 2TD which I offered to him.
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Everything is centered around Avenue Bourguiba. If it's French-style nightlife you're after, head south to find the restaurants, clubs and cinemas.
Along Avenue Bourguiba there are plenty of cinemas, embassies, coffee shops, hotels & restaurants. .
The Festival of the Medina is held during Ramadan and its icing on the cake announcing l'Aid is the festival of lights.
Here's a pic just in front of the National Theatre & another one with Avenue ourguiba by night. Leave a Comment
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what a joy i had shopping in the souks this time!! done lots of morocco with so much hassle every step - i was told there would be less here in Tunis, i still got more invites 'lady, lady, have a look' then i liked but my 2 years of handicraft experience in morocco was going to pay off. i had a good idea of prices and how to haggle and how not to fall for their tricks!!?? and i bought some great stuff. some lovely decorated babouches and jerba clothing, nice cotton embroidered tops and my own chechia and some excellent silver goods - decorative coasters, photo frames and koran holder box!!
i refused invites of guides until i eventually sucummbed as i wanted to know how to get to the old and 'famous' cafe chaouechin and the souk of the chechias that it was in. so it wasnt too bad allowing Yassine to show me around, i got a good demo of chechia making - traditional 'Fez' hats, a dying skill and was glad to buy one from the pleasant guy showing me.
Have a good roam, the souks do close quite surprisingly early at night though! i ended up taking some back streets of the closing shops which became quite dark and a bit scarey but made it okay back onto the main souk street where people still were - ran into yassine again and did some more shopping. Leave a Comment Address: medina of TunisDirections: up the main drag Ave bourguiba and follow the pedestrian into the old medina with its souks.
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 Kasbah Mosque from Place
du Gouvernement by barryg23,
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The largest building on the square is the modern municipal building on the west side which has a modern sculpture at its entrance and at least 10 Tunisian flags on its exterior.
The distinctive Sadiki College, with its twin domes and whitewashed façade. is at the north end of the square. This is the most prestigious college in Tunisia and many illustrious Tunisians, such as Bourguiba, were educated here.
The most impressive building is the Kasbah Mosque to the south. This is one of the few remaining parts of the large Kasbah which stood here during the Hafsids reign in medieval times. The mosque dates from the 13th century and has been used as a model for many other mosques in Tunisia. Much of the rest of the Kasbah has been taken over by government buildings. Leave a Comment
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i followed the Rough Guide books info on recommended buildings to see, also discussed with tourist office near Place 7 November who gave me an excellent street map to walk around accurately with.
Apparently there are over 400 art deco buildings in Tunis, from urban villas to apartment buildings and office blocks.
I am told the densest area of buildings to be found is in the area north of the main drag Ave bourguiba.
look for: North of rue de Londres:
Villa Boubil 16 rue d'Autriche(regarded as the masterpiece, check the rippling lines and elaborate metalwork though the place is quite rundown and ?semi-abandoned)
20 rue de L'inde
2, 43m and 131 ave de la Liberte (no 43 is the excellent synagogue - be careful of the police who are parked outside it to protect it - they tried to accuse me of taking illegal photos!! so i had to plead my case with guidebooks etc recommending this Art deco address)
but theres a good monoprix supermarket up there too - excellent international CDs for only £1.25 each!!!)
Central:
12 ave habib thameur
56 ave de paris
South of ave bourguiba
22 rue d'algerie
34 ave farhat hached
13 rue oum kalthoum
Montfluery:
21 rue allal el fassi
i had a great time roaming around with my camera and checking out all the patterns, geometric reliefs and metalwork - look up and around!! Leave a Comment Address: streets around Tunis centreDirections: follow the directions given here or from a good guide book such as the rough guide - excellent guide for this sort of more indepth info on art and cultural things to see.
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 my Quwait guys! by schlumpf
Tunisian are so gentle, and very very very close, so will be very easy to know persons on your own way.
This is a very interesting activity as you can open your mind, and check things from another point of view, what is very important!
Actually, we are all people! Leave a Comment
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