Cosa Fare in Tunisia

Dar Ben Achour

Dar Ben Achour (Arabic: دار بن عاشور‎) is a palace in the medina of Tunis, built in the 17th century and located in the Pasha Street.

Bab Jedid

Bab Jedid (Arabic: باب الجديد‎), also spelled Bab Djedid or Bab Jdid, is one of the gates of the medina of Tunis.It is the sixth gate pierced in the ramparts of the medina in 1278, under the reign of Hafsid Sovereign Abu Zakariyâ Yahya al-Wathiq (1277-1279).

Sidi Mahrez Mosque

Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.This mosque is located in Medina area of the city.It was built by Mohamed Bey El Mouradi, son of Mourad Bey II in 1692 in honor of the patron-saint of Tunis Sidi Mahr…

Souk El Haddadine

Souk El Haddadine or souk of the smiths is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.It is located in the southern part of the medina, in the Smiths Street.The souk was founded during the Hafsid era between 1128 and 1535.It is specialized in producing metal products.The souk is located near Bab Jedid…

Mosque of khelloua of Sidi Mahrez

Sidi Mahrez Khelloua Mosque (Arabic: مسجد خلوية سيدي محرز‎) is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.This mosque is at 13 Sidi Ayed Street, in the Bab Jedid quarter of the city, south of the Medina of Tunis.The mosque is named for its founder Abu Mohamed Mahrez Ibn Khalaf (Arabic: أبو م?…

Mausoleum of Sidi Mahrez

Dar El Monastiri

Dar El Monastiri (Arabic: دار المنستيري‎) is a palace in the Medina of Tunis.It is located in 9 El Monastiri Street near Sidi Mahrez mausoleum.The palace was built in the 19th century during the reign of Mahmud Bey, by his son Al-Husayn II who later gave it to M'hamed El Monastiri, a n…

Bab El Khadhra

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.

Ramadhan Bey Square

Ramadan Bey Square (Arabic: ساحة أو بطحاء رمضان باي‎) is one of the squares in the medina of Tunis.It was named after Ramadan Bey (or Romdhane Bey), a sovereign from the Muradid dynasty.Ramadan Bey Square is at the intersection of six streets :Pacha street Bir Lahjar street Sidi…

Souk Ed Dziria

Souk El Dziria (Arabic: سوق الجزيرية‎) or Souk of the Algerians is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.The origins of the souk's name is not clear.

Souk El Bchamakiya

Souq Al Bchamkiya (Arabic: سوق البشامقية‎) is a former souk of the medina of Tunis, specialized in bechmak (Turkish slippers) trading.The souk was constructed by Yusuf Dey at the same time as his own mosque.

Souk El Kouafi

Souk El Kouafi is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis, specialized in selling women caps.It is located in the east of Al-Zaytuna Mosque.

Dar Hussein

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.

El Kobba Mosque

El Koubba Mosque or Mosque of the Dome (Arabic: جامع القبة‎) is a small mosque built in the 11th century in the medina of Tunis. It is located at 41 Tourbet El Bey Street.According to the panel at the entrance of the mosque, it was built in the 11th century.

Madrasa of El Yusefiya

Madrasa El Yusefiya (Arabic: المدرسة اليوسفية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis.The madrasa was first built near the Kasbah. But after, it got transferred into another building in 29 Es Sabbaghine Street in the first floor of madrasa Es Sabbaghine.

Dar Ben Abdallah

Dar Ben Abdallah (Arabic: دار بن عبد الله‎) is an old palace in the medina of Tunis.It is located in the south district of the Medina of Tunis, near Tourbet El Bey.The palace was built during the 18th century by a noble, Mohamed El Bradaï El Ksontini who later sold it to Slimane Kahia…

Hammouda Pacha Mosque

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

Madrasa of El Bachia

Madrasa El Bachia (Arabic: المدرسة الباشية‎) is one of the madrasahs of the medina of Tunis, located in the Booksellers Street, near the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, and in front of the Guachachine Hammam.Madrasa El Bachia was built in 1752 during the reign of the Husainid Abu l-Hasan Ali I.

Madrasa of Ennakhla

Madrasa Ennakhla ou Madrasa of the Palm (Arabic: المدرسة السليمانية‎) is a former madrasa and one of the monuments of the Ottoman era in the medina of Tunis.

Madrasa of Al Habibia Al Kubra

Madrasa Al Habibia Al Kubra (arabe : المدرسة الحبيبية الكبرى) is one of the madrasas of Tunis.It is located in 49, Abdel Wahab Street, near the Maâkal Az-Zaïm Square.This school was built in 1926 by Muhammad VI al-Habib.

Souk El Fekka

Souk El Fekka is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.It is directly located in front of the Ez-Zituna Mosque, near Souk El Attarine.It is possible to buy ingredients for the preparation of cakes present at every celebrations, such as birth, circumcision, marriage or Eid al-Fitr, which marks the…

Dar Othman

Dar Othman is one of the palaces of the medina of Tunis. The residence is located in the south of the medina, 16 El Mebazaâ Street.Dar Othman was built in the end of the sixteenth century (around 1595) by Othman, dey of Tunis, who reigned from 1593 to 1610.

Mosque of Sabkha

Sabkha Mosque (Arabic: جامع السبخة‎) is a Tunisian mosque in the south of the medina of Tunis in Bab Jaziza suburb.It is located in 59 El Sabkha Street.The mosque was built during the Hafsid era and then restored by the minister Youssef Saheb Ettabaa in 1813.

Youssef Dey Mosque

Youssef Dey Mosque, also known as Al B'chamqiya, is a 17th-century mosque in Tunis, Tunisia, located in Medina area of the city.

Souk Sidi Boumendil

Souk Sidi Boumendil (Arabic: سوق سيدي بومنديل‎) is one of the popular souks of the medina of Tunis.It is located near the eastern entrance of the medina of Tunis in the Sidi Boumendil Street.

Mosque of El Hafsia

El Hafsia Mosque (Arabic: جامع الحفصية‎) is a small mosque in the Hafsia Hood in the north of the medina of Tunis.It is located in 23 Achour Street.According to the panel at the entrance of the mosque, it was built during the reign of Muhammad VIII al-Amin.

Mosque of Tronja

The Tronja Mosque is a Tunisian mosque, located in the Tronja area, which is a part of the Bab Souika suburb, in the north of the medina of Tunis.The mosque is located at 13, Tronja Street.According to the Andalusian geographer and historian Al-Bakri, the gardens surrounding the city of Tunis produc…

Former consulate of England to Tunis

The former British Consulate is a building that housed the United Kingdom consulate in Tunis, Tunisia, later upgraded to an embassy, following Tunisia's independence in 1956.

Beb Bhar Square

Bab Bhar Mosque , also known as Ez-Zraariâ Mosque is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia.It is located in the east side of the old town of Tunis, in the Helket Ez-Zitoun impasse, near Bab Bhar.This mosque was built by Ahmed Ibn Marzouk Ibn Abi Omara Mousseilli in 1282.It has been restored between 1969 and 1…

Bab el Bhar

Bab el Bhar ("the sea gate"), also known as Porte De France (the gate of France), is a city gate in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It marks the separation between the Medina of Tunis and the European city. The gate is made up of a lowered archway and topped by a crenellated parapet.

Souk Edabaghine

Souk Edabaghine (Arabic: سوق الدباغين‎; English: Tanners market), is one of the souks of the medina of Tunis.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.