O Que Fazer em Tunísia

First Tourba of Hussein Ist Bey

Souk Es Sekajine

Souk Es Sekajine (Arabic: سوق السكاجين‎) or Souk Es Sarragine is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis. specializing in leather goods, saddles, and horse harnesses.The term Es Sekajine is a mutation of ach-chakkazine, referring to traditional craftsmen who made achkouz, saddles of hig…

Dar Sidi Bel-Hassen

Dar Hussein (Arabic: دارحسين‎), is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.It is located in 4 the castle's place in Bab Mnara district.This palace was the house of many princes, deys and beys for centuries.

Dar Bach Hamba

Dar Bach Hamba is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.Dar Bach Hamba has witnessed many modifications in its architecture through the decades that made it one of the richest palaces in the medina.

Théâtre municipal de Tunis

The Théâtre municipal de Tunis (engl. Municipal Theatre of Tunis) in Tunisia was first opened on November 20, 1902 and currently showcases opera, ballet, symphonic concerts and dramas featuring numerous Tunisian, Arab and international actors.Homepage of the Théâtre municipal de Tunis

Mosque of El Hentati

El Hentati Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع الهنتاتي‎) is a small mosque in the west of the medina of Tunis, in souk El Leffa.It is located in 88 Souk El Leffa.The mosque was built during the Hafsid era, in which Ibadi was spread in Tunis.

Medersa Slimania

Madrasa Slimania (Arabic: المدرسة السليمانية‎) is a former madrasa and one of the monuments of the Ottoman era in the medina of Tunis.It was built in 1754 by Abu l-Hasan Ali I in memory of his son Suleiman (who was poisoned by his brother), near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque and Souk El K…

Kasbah Mosque

Kasbah Mosque (Arabic: جامع القصبة‎ ; French: Mosquée de la Casbah) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is a listed Historical Monument.This mosque is located in the Medina, in the Kasbah district which is still home to government buildings.

Souk El Attarine

Souk El Attarine (Arabic: سوق العطارين‎), or souk of spice traders, is the name by which most spice markets are referred to in Arab countries in the Middle East.

Khaldounia

Madrasa Al Khaldounia or simply Khaldounia (Arabic: الخلدونية‎) is the first modern school founded in Tunisia on December 22, 1896.The madrasa is a good example of democracy, as all its members and presidents were elected. It was a free, public and laic institution.

Madrasa of Asfouria

Madrasa Asfouria (Arabic: المدرسة العصفورية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, which was constructed during the Hafsid era.The madrasa is located at an alley near Souk El Attarine, between Madrasa Al Khaldounia and Madrasa Hamzia, hence creating a complex of madrasah…

Madrasa of Hamzia

Madrasa Hamzia (Arabic: المدرسة الحمزية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the 20th century by a rich bourgeois in order to host the University of Ez-Zitouna students coming from Mahdia, Tunisia.The madrasa is located in Souk El Attarine, between the Kh…

Souk El Blaghgia

Souk El Blaghgia is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.Balgha is an Arabic word that refers to a babouche made of leather and which is considered as a part of the traditional clothes in Tunisia and the Maghreb region in general.The souk is located in the centre of the Medina of Tunis, near Al-Z…

Madrasa of Ech Chamaiya

Madrasa Ech Chamaiya (Arabic: مدرسة الشماعية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the Medina of Tunis.It is located in Al Madrasa Ech Chamaiya alley near souk Echammaine, which later became Souk El Blaghgia.Ech Chamaiya was the first madrasa to be built in the whole Maghreb region between 123…

Mosque of El Habibi

La El Habibi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الحبيبي‎), also known as Bou Dhebena Mosque (Arabic: مسجد بو ذبانة‎) is a small mosque in the Medina of Tunis.The mosque can be found in 14 Sidi Saber Street.It got its name from Muhammad VI al-Habib, one of the beys of Tunis who ruled the…

Medina of Tunis

The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.Founded in 698 around…

Dar Hammouda Pacha

Hammouda Pacha Mosque or Hamouda Pacha al Mouradi (Arabic: مسجد حمودة باشا‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.

Mosque of El Mehras

El Mehrass Mosque ' (Arabic: جامع المهراس‎) is a small mosque in the east of the medina of Tunis.It is located in 1 Jemaa Al-Zaytuna Street, originally named the Church Street.According to the historian Mohamed Belkodja, the mosque was built during the Khurasanid era, a local dystany th…

Mosque of Sidi Bou Hadid

Sidi Bou Hadid Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بو حديد‎), also known as the Sidi Amor small mosque is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 50 the Pacha Street.The mosque got its name from the saint Sidi Bou Hadid, who lived in the 12th cent…

Madrasa of El Unqiya

Madrasa El Unqiya (Arabic: المدرسة العنقية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.It is located in Onk El Jamal Street in the Medina of Tunis.It was built in 1333 era under the orders of the sister of the Hafsid sultan Abu Yahya Abu Bakr al-Mutawakkil.

Funduk of the French

The fondouk of the French is a caravanserai located in the medina of Tunis in the old franc1 district. It is near Bab El Bhar.The fondouk was built during the years 1659-1660 under the reign of Hammouda Pasha Bey.

Mosque of Etarraz

Ettarraz Mosque (Arabic: جامع الطراز‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the west of the medina of Tunis.The mosque can be found in the Sidi Ben Arous Street.Ettarraz Mosque was built in 1836, during the reign of the Husainid dynasty, after an order of the emir Mustapha Ben Mahmoud Ben Mo…

Mosque of El Fell

El Fell Mosque or 'mosque of the chance' (Arabic: جامع الفال‎) is a small mosque located in the Azzafine hood in the Medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 101 the Kasbah street near the entrance of Souk En Nhas.According to the historian Mohamed Belkhodja, it was built by the Zirids, a…

Palace of Kheireddine

Hayreddin Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis. It is the current Museum of Tunis.It is located in the Tribunal's place, near El Hafsia district.It was built between 1860 and 1870 under the orders of Hayreddin Pasha.The palace was sold in 1881 during the French occupation and became a just…

Club Culturel Taher Haddad

Dar Lasram is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis. It is located at 24 Tribunal Street.The Lasram's, an aristocratic family of Tunis, descend from a Yemeni tribe settled in Kairouan. It is composed of rich landowners.

Madrasa of El Achouria

Madrasa El Achouria is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis. It was built in the Ottoman Tunisia.This madrasa became a heritage monument on October 19, 1992.Located at 62 Haouanet Achour Street, from which come its name, this madrasa is the only one that has a minaret (15,3 meters high).It wa…

Dar Al Jaziri

Dar Al Jaziri (Arabic: دار الجزيري‎) is a palace in the medina of Tunis. Located in the Tribunal Street, a few meters from Dar Lasram, it was one of the residences of the Jaziri family between the 12th and 18th centuries.In 1937, it housed the second Neo Destour congress.

Zaouia of Sidi Brahim Riahi

Sidi Brahim Riahi Mausoleum (arabic: زاوية سيدي براهيم الرياحي) is one of the most important mausoleums of the medina of Tunis.

Mosque of Ben Hmida

Ben Hmida Mosque (Arabic: جامع بن حميدة‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis, in Bab Souika suburb.The mosque is located in 2 El Halib dead-end or the milk "dead-end", near Bab Lakouas, one of the medina's gates that disappeared.According to the commemorat…

Mosque of Melmli

Melmli Mosque (Arabic: جامع الململي‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located in 93 the Pacha Street.The mosque got its name from its founder, bach hamba Slimane Melmli (Arabic: سليمان ململي‎), a statesman and a correspondent…

Mosque of Sidi El Ansari

Sidi El Ansari Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي الأنصاري‎), is a Tunisian mosque located in the Kâadine hood in the north of the medina of Tunis near the Bab Souika suburb.

Mosque of El Borj

El Borj Mosque or Mosque of the tower (Arabic: جامع البرج‎), also known as Sidi Yahia Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي يحيى‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis.It is located in 1 Hedi Saidi Street near Bab Laassal, one the Medina of Tunis's gates.Th…

Palace of Saheb Ettabaâ

Saheb Ettabaâ Palace is an old palace in the Medina of Tunis.It is located in south-west of the Halfaouine square.Youssef Saheb Ettabaa ordered this palace to be built at the beginning of the 19th century.In the same period, the whole Halfaouine district witnessed many modifications: A new mosque (…

Mosque of Hammam El Rmimi

Hammam Remimi Mosque (Arabic: جامع حمام الرميمي‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the Halfaouine hood in the north of the Medina of Tunis.According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance, it was built in 1781 during the Husainid era.The mosque got its name from a hammam near to it that…

Israelit Hospital of Tunis

The Jewish Hospital of Tunis (arabe : المستشفى الإسرائيلي بتونس) was a former Tunisian hospital founded for the Tunisian Jewish community. It was founded by Jewish doctors from Livorno.

Palais de Mustafa Khaznadar

The Khaznadar Palace is a Tunisian palace in the neighborhood of Halfaouin. It is one of the palaces of the Medina of Tunis.The palace is in the northeast of the Halfaouine square.

Bab El Khadra

Bab El Khadra is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The original structure, a simple arch erected in 1320 was destroyed and rebuilt in its current form in 1881 by the French colonisers in order to facilitate commerce.

Mosque of Sidi Belhassen El Halfaoui

Sidi Bellahssan El Halfaoui Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي بلحسن الحلفاوي‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the Halfaouine neighborhood in the Medina of Tunis in Tunisia.It was built in 1640, in the Mouradite era, to commemorate Bellahssan El Halfaoui, one of the Sidi Mohammed El Halfaoui…

Mosque of El Ahmadi

El Ahmadi Mosque (Arabic: جامع الأحمدي‎) is a small mosque in the northern suburb of the Medina of Tunis near Bab El Khadra one of its gates .The mosque can be found in the Bab El Khadra street.According to the commemorative plaque at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in 1933.

Mosque of Sidi Gouicem

Sidi Gouicem Mosque (Arabic: جامع سيدي قويسم‎), is a Tunisian mosque in the north of the medina of Tunis, in the Bab Souika suburb.The mosque can be found in 39 Naceur Ben Jaafar Street.