Sidi Bou Said is a picturesque village on a hill, located 17 km from the city of Tunisia, at the foot of which the waves of the Gulf of Carthage lap. The main tourist attraction here is the game of rich contrasts: the snow-white walls of buildings in the company of piercing blue window frames, shutters and curly bars. In general, Sidi Bou Said is a living Impressionist canvas: splashes of bright pink bougainvilleas on white plaster, azure sky and…
Tunisia is a country on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. The smallest and most eastern country of the Maghreb. Common borders in the west with Algeria, in the southeast with Libya. The capital is Tunis. The climate is subtropical Mediterranean and tropical desert. The air temperature in winter is +10*С, in summer +30*С. The main population of the country is Arabs. 98% of the country’s population are Muslims. Winter time is 2 hours behind Moscow time, summer time is…
Kerkouane was founded in the 6th century BC. Founded by Phoenician refugees from Tire. It is the only Phoenician-Punic city whose remains have been preserved in their original state, as it was not rebuilt after it was destroyed by the Romans in the 1st Punic War. The horseshoe-shaped city complex, foundation walls and facilities for the purple manufacture are clearly recognizable. Sousse medina: facts Official title: Sousse medina Cultural monument: originally a trading port, conveniently located on the Carthage –…