Willettsworld Says: The Kasbah was used, until recently, as a barracks by the French and their buildings are still in evidence lying just to the north of the Kasbah itself. The barracks were then used by the Tunisian army who were based here until 1992. You get a good view of them if you climb...
Restaurant Ramzi: Barely passable food
Willettsworld Says: After walking around the town for a while during the afternoon and not really finding anywhere that looked all that good to eat at, I found this place near to where I was staying that looked OK from the outside. The food is very cheap and I had lambs liver and a coke for TD7...
Cafe Sidi Bou Makhlouf and others
maykal Says: Nightlife in Le Kef, like in much of Tunisia, revolves around the many cafes. The nicest during the daytime is definitely Cafe Sidi Bou Makhlouf, by the mosque of the same name, high up in the old town, and at night it also a very nice place to sip coffee or smoke a chicha....
maykal Says: The louage and bus stations lie close to each other down in the new town. Just head downhill on one of the roads from Place de l"independence, and you'll find it. Coming from the louage station, head uphill until you reach a junction, then turn right and follow the road to...
aliante1981 Says: Many Asian and African countries, including Egypt, are predominantly Muslim, so the religious sites you are most likely to encounter, are, predictably, mosques. This is a brief tip of advice, written from the point of view of a non-Muslim, female traveler (yours truly!!!):-...
aliante1981 Says: 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. Hereýs a list of useful items to take:- Hats and other covering: Large brimmed hats that...
aliante1981 Says: Today El Kef looks really peaceful, and even sleepy. To the point that it is extremely difficult to imagine that it had an eventful history - but so it was. The headquarters of the national movement of Algeria, a large Jewish community until the 1950's, a major centre of...
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Laminex tables, photocopied menus, and lovely thick tender lamb chops.Do not order the roast chicken - stick to the lamb chops Grilled lamb chops
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Q: hi I would like to know if there are any leisure centres in Le Kef? thanks and whats names and how to contact them

A: I would be most surprised if there was. Certainly noticed nothing of the sort when I was there.
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El Kef is situated in the northwest of Tunisia, close to the Algerian border. El Kef is arabic for 'the rock', and the town is built around the Kabah (castle), perched on huge outcrop of rock on a...
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Le Kef, just 30 kilometres from Algeria, was one of my favourite places in Tunisia. Located on a hilltop, whitewashed houses spill down the slopes under an impressive Ottoman kasbah. Climb the...
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El Kef is a quiet, reasonably attractive town. perhaps not quite the gem implied by the guidebooks, but worth a short diversion anyhow. The crennelated walls of the old kasbah guard the town, and...
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SO WHAT EL KEF ACTUALLY IS, OR AN OFFICIAL VIEW El Kef, or Le Kef - town, northwestern Tunisia. The town is situated at an elevation of 2,559 feet (780 m) on the slopes of the Haut (high) Tell, 22......
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The old town of Le Kef (kef = "rock"), known in Arabic as Chikka Benar, is picturesquely situated on the slopes of Dir el Kef, an outlier of the High Tell. The upper town, crowned by the Kasbah, has...
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