Tunis is located in North-Eastern Tunisia, Africa.

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» Tunis Medina

"Medina" is the Arabic name for "town" and Tunis Medina is on the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Enclosed by ramparts, with gates for communication with the outside, it is entirely self-sufficient, with its own houses, palaces, cemeteries, hammams, schools, bakeries, handicraft workshops, courtyards and gardens.

Tunis Medina is home to the "suuq" (Arabic name for market), a maze of colourful streets, each of them representing a different trade: the noble trades such as jewelers, silk-merchants, perfumers and book-sellers are located around the central mosque and the less refined trades are pushed towards the outskirts of the city.

View a map of Tunis Medina, where a recommended walk is shown:
http://www.tourismtunisia.com/togo/tunis/tunism_m.html

In Tunis Medina the Zitouna or the Great mosque is also located. Its name means "olive tree", and comes from the mosque's founder who taught the Koran under an olive tree. First erected in the 9th century, the mosque today serves mainly as a house of worship, while in the past it was also a house of higher learning.

› The ruins of Carthage

They are located northeast of Tunis.

Surviving ages of conflicts with the Greek and Roman empires, Carthage still preserves the features of its original splendour. Born on the ruins of a Phoenician site, it was completely rebuilt by the Romans after the Punic Wars.

Of particular interest are the ancient port, the child sacrifice ground called Tophet, lying just 300 metres south of the Punic port, the roman amphitheatre and the Baths of Antonin, known to be the largest in the Roman world, beside that of Rome itself..
If walking one kilometre north the port you will find the Carthago Museum and the Byrsa quarter, presenting one of the largest percentage of surviving Carthagian settlement.

› Sidi Bou Said Village

Located 20 km North-East of Tunis.

Overlooking the Tunis Bay, this white and blue choreographic village is an extraordinary example of Arabic architectural contaminations.

The legend tells of Saint Louis, coming to wage war and falling in love with a Berber princess. Changing his name into Saint Abu Said Ibn Khalef Ibn Yahia El-Beji, he became the patron saint of this village where he lived in joy and peace.