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Go off season! November, February, April....the zone touristique hotels stand forlorn and empty, the pizzerias in town are all shuttered and abandoned, but life goes on in Mahdia in winter, and the atmosphere is much much more relaxed than in summer. In spring, Cap d'Afrique is prettier anyway, with all the dandelions and grass everywhere...by summer, this has all died and dust prevails.
Don't limit your explorations to the tourity bit of souk by the Skifa (as you enter the old town)...the souvenir shops do peter out after a few hundred metres, and tourists are still relatively rare in the rest of the medina.
In high season, Mahdia may well be a smaller version of Sousse or Monastir...so to get off the beaten track, hop in a louage heading south and in a couple of hours you can feel like an intrepid explorer in the medina of Sfax, Tunisia's second city and one of my favourite places. See my Sfax page for more.
Updated Nov 21, 2007
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There are now very few boats sailing with the ancient so called Latin sail that was used around the whole Mediterranean for centuries. It has almost disappeared now from the Tunisian coasts and I was very lucky to spot one. I saw it from the road and it was far away. Luckily, it does not sail fast and I could drive into mud trails to get closer to the coast and get this photo.
Written Feb 27, 2006
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There are now very few boats sailing with the ancient so called Latin sail that was used around the whole Mediterranean for centuries. It has almost disappeared...
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Q: What are the options for tansferring from Monastir airport to Mahdia?
A: Only just noticed this, so sorry for the late reply. It depends what time you arrive...there is the "Sahel Metro" which runs from Sousse through Monastir and the...
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Mahdia, 40,000 inhabitants, is the main fishing port of Tunisia, 450 km south to Tunis, 300 km north to Gabès. It is especially fishing dusky grouper, Epinephelus guazao (mérou noir in French,...
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Mahdia lies in a sheltered situation on a small rocky peninsula, 1.5km (1 mile) long and barely 500m (550yds) across, which is linked with the mainland only by a narrow isthmus. It's located 68km (42...
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Nice, cozy hotel. Only one small problem - minibar is not included, order it when booking the room. Hotel has just couple of them, we had to wait 4 days for it.
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