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Ksar Ouled Soltane.

Ksar Ouled Soltane., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  Another view of the village, the ksar is divided in two courtyards each of wich has the typical multi-stored arched cellars. 

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Ksar Ouled Soltane.

Ksar Ouled Soltane., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  We visited some Ksour´s (plural of ksar) during our visit to Matmata, but the special think about this ksar, (besides the well preserved granaries) is that... 

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Ksar Ouled Soltane. MintTea.

Ksar Ouled Soltane. MintTea., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  And of course the Mint Tea, a good companion of the Bread. 

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Ksar Ouled Soltane. Making Bread.

Ksar Ouled Soltane. Making Bread., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  This interesting Ksar was the last one we visited before reaching Matmata. Maybe is the most famous and well preserved Ksar. There was a woman making bread, we... 

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Village of Toujan. Viewpoint.

Village of Toujan. Viewpoint., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  After visiting the town we made a stop in the impressive viewpoint atop the Kef Toujane mountain. There´s a coffe shop to buy water or tea, and some local... 

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Village of Toujan. Architecture.

Village of Toujan. Architecture., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  The architecture of the village is the typical Tunisian style of the south, square houses built with stone or mud bricks, and the Mosque. 

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Village of Toujan.

Village of Toujan., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  Our next stop after Ksar Haddada was this picturesque town, the village is situated on the slopes of Ked Toujane, we stopped for pictures and to enjoyed a tea... 

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Landscape.

Landscape., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  The Landscape of this area is different of what we´d seen in the rest of the country, arid treless mountains, and hilly, curvy roads. 

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Ksar Haddada Mosque.

Ksar Haddada Mosque., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  This is a new Mosque not really interesting, but besides the Ksar and the Granaries there are few places to see in this lost town. 

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Berber Doors.

Berber Doors., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  And again the beauty simplicity of the Tunisian doors, in this case a Berber style door. 

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Restored Ksar.

Restored Ksar., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  The Ksar has been restored, facades have been returned to the original condition with the use of mud plaster. Otherwise is a good place to wander, there are... 

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Ksar Haddada former hotel.

Ksar Haddada former hotel., Gouvernorat de Tataouine

 euzkadi Says:  A restored part of the Granaries housed this famous hotel, specially visited by fans of the Star Wars saga, but later the hotel closed, during our visit to the... 

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 The granaries of Ksar Haddada are specially famous because they were used as set for the Mos Espa slave quartier in the Star Wars saga. 

 

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Tataouine : to the end of the world ??????

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 Some years ago, when the first Star War films came out, the name of the desolate planet of Tattoine sounded strangely familiar to some spectators. Dozens years before, a french expression ‘Aller à... 

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Tataouine

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 We chose to visit Tataouine because it's within easy reach of Djerba, and because it's a good central location to get around and see many of the ksars in the area. Tataouine has some interesting... 

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Ksar Haddada.

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Gouvernorat de Tataouine. I'd love to share with you the 14 tips I've written, the 34 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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 During our stay in Djerba we made a visit to Tataouine during a stop over while an excursion. All the other people who were with us remain in the main square buying spices, but we went for a mini-tuor... 

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