Gafsa Travel Guide

 maykal Says:  The two Roman pools are really the only things worth seeing in Gafsa. They're not particularly hard to find...just head in the general direction of the great mosque and dive into one of the backstreets which will take you to the square. The pools are quite deep, the water... 

 maykal Says:  For those with a bit more time, you could explore some of the narrow lanes in the semi-old distrit between the centre of town and the medina. Some houses are old, some mosques are picturesque, some alleys are teeming with life, others are full of shops and snack bars. Hunt... 

 maykal Says:  Away from the pools, Gafsa's medina is slowly crumbling away. It isn't particularly large, but it makes a good place for a short walk...you are unlikely to get lost, as practically every house is within a five minute walk of a main road, but the narrow backstreets are quite... 

 maykal Says:  If you have time to kill, you could walk round the Kasbah. Not inside the Kasbah, as that is now a law court, but around the outside walls. The front has been modernised and looks like a faceless modern building, with lots of extra security guards just in case you were... 

 barryg23 Says:  Gafsa was the scene of an mysterious incident in 1980, when a group of soldiers took over the town for a couple of days until they were captured by the Tunisian army a couple of days later. Many of them died fighting against the Tunisian while 13 of them were later hanged.... 

 barryg23 Says:  Gafsa's Kasbah has seen better days though it's from the west side, where most of the walls are intact, it does look impressive. It was built by the Hafsid dynasty who ruled between the 13th and 16th centuries. In WW2 parts of the walls were destroyed in an explosion and... 

 barryg23 Says:  Place 7 Novembre is a square on Avenue Bourguiba, Gafsa's main street. The square takes its name from the date when the current president, Ben Ali, seized power from Bourguiba in 1987. There is a nice park on the square where we stopped for a picnic lunch. 

 barryg23 Says:  The medina is situated between the two main streets, Avenue Habib Bourguiba and Avenue Taleb Mehiri. The most interesting section of the medina is to the southwest where you find the Roman Pools, a museum and the Great Mosque. As in any medina, it's easy to get lost and... 

 barryg23 Says:  The open-air Roman Pools are one of the most impressive sights in Gafsa. There are two pools which are fed by a hot spring and they seem very popular with the local kids. I had left all swimming trunks in the car, otherwise I'd have dived in. The pools are in a nice square... 

 aliante1981 Says:  They are one of the few things to see, and you will not need to stop for a long time there. There are two of them, and they must have served the inhabitants of ancient Capsa (former name of Gafsa) well, considering the typical hot weather of the place.No swimming for us,... 

 barryg23 Says:  Gafsa is a popular stopping point for tour groups travelling south so you might expect to find plenty of restaurants here but after 10 minutes of looking we gave up and decided to have a picnic instead. This was a good option as we had parked near an indoor food market and... 

 cadzand Says:  Taste all kinds of local cakes and pastries. Very sweet as the honey they are made with.