Is the planet of Tatinen far? Yes, approximately there, where Indiana Jones was looking for a lost ark - at home the Mediterranean immediately right. In Tunisia. This African country combining the comfortable Mediterranean climate and the hot breath of the Sahara desert, attracts not only cinematographers, but also numerous tourists. For several years, due to hot events, Tunisia dropped out of the list of attractive resorts. But now, when the situation has stabilized, its snow-white beaches again cause interest. And the country, coping with unrest, is in a hurry to catch up, offering tourists not only proven, well-proven resorts, but also new directions ...
The holiday season in Tunisia ends only in October. And the first question that worries every tourist: which of the numerous Tunisian resorts to choose. The question is not simple and the answer to it depends on what you expect from the rest. You are young, cheerful, ready for adventure and stormy nightlife. Then you need SUSS - the busiest and democratic resort of Tunisia. There are many middle-level hotels in 3-4 stars. Wide beach bar with plenty of entertainment. But in fact, Sousse is not just a holiday place, it is a rather major city, the third largest in Tunisia. And this is the largest transport node, from which paths are diverted to the most sign places of the country. For those who love to travel independently - the most. But not everyone like urbanism. Therefore, fans of a relaxing rest can be recommended a quieter resort near the Sousse - El Cantaui. This town-port is just 8 km from Sousse. From the airport in Monastyr here to get just half an hour. In El Kantaui hotels higher class and are focused on beach tourists. And it is here that the most active nightlife is, because the largest Caraibe casinos, the Bora Bora disco, the dance floor of which is able to accommodate up to 2,000 people, and the dance floor of which are able to accommodate up to 2,000 people, and a huge number of restaurants and bars, are focused. Families with children here attracts Aqua Palace water park.
Tunisia combines a comfortable Mediterranean climate and hot breath of desert
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Sousse and El Cantaui are suitable for those who are bored for all days to lie on the beach and indulge in the hotel joy, and you want something interesting and informative. From local resorts, you can go to the impressions, firstly, in Sousse himself. The outskirts of the city are standard, but in the center there is a real treasure - Medina. This fortress of the Aglabid dynasty was erected on the Sea of Mediterranean in the middle of the 9th century. Inside the eight meter, well-preserved walls are a city from Arab fairy tales. Narrow winding streets, cobbled cobbled, white or slightly yellowish Arab houses with blue doors and frames - somewhere around, somewhere, opposite, melodious and luxurious. Most of the medina now is a solid oriental bazaar: bright fabrics, carved cabinets, leather pillows, spices for every taste. And, of course, the mass of trinkets for tourists. But part of the medina is residential neighborhoods, where there is its own measured life. Here come for the eastern flavor. You can climb on the roof of one of the local restaurants and sitting on the sofa, drink freshly brewed coffee, peering into the sea strip on the horizon. What is not a fairy tale?
In the northeastern part of the medina there is a "fortress in the fortress" - the Great Mosque, whose age is equal to the age of the fortress itself. It was built in 851-862 years. The mosque is unusual - she has no minaret, but there is an extensive yard with arcade. For entering the inside it will be necessary to pay 5 dinar. But the most sign part of the medina is the fortress of Kasba (which is translated from Arabic and means "Fortress"). This majestic building is one of the largest in Tunisia. The tower of the Halfeh El Fata fortress is visible from anywhere in the city of Sousse. It towers above sea level by 77 meters, as it is located on a 30-meter hill. In the Middle Ages, the tower has served both the beacon and the observation platform. The Archaeological Museum is now located in the fortress, which has the most extensive collection of ancient Roman mosaics. The most famous of them is the head of Jellyfish Gorgon. The entrance to the museum will also cost 5 dinar.
From the souss, it is also convenient to get to one of the main attractions of Tunisia - Amphitheater (Colosseum) in Al Jemy. El Jime is just 60 km from the Sousse, so it can be reached here and independently by train, and as part of the excursion group. Tourists often compare the ancient Roman amphitheater in Al Jemy with the Roman Coliseum, noting that the Tunisian "twin" is in better preservation. The amphitheater was built approximately in 238 of our era and could accommodate up to 35,000 spectators.
One of the main attractions of Tunisia - Amphitheater (Colosseum) in El Jime
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There is a Medina and in the Khamammet resort town, which is called more relaxed and more respectable. Probably because most of the local hotels offer thalassotherapy services. If Sousse is traveling for rest and fun, then in Hamammeta - behind relax and beauty. The most elegant hotels in Hamammet are located in the suburb of Yasmin. This resort has begun to develop in the 90s, specially rebuilt several quarters, where everything is to the services of tourists. And a long embankment with a pleasure zone, and a chain of cafes with shops, and wide spacious beaches. In Hamammet Hotels, tourists are offered spa services, both solitary procedures and a whole complex. For a single procedure - with a bath, a swimming pool, a massage will need to give from $ 35 to $ 40, for the "package" with daily massages, wraps and other than 600 dollars.
After the hotel procedures, many tourists go for a walk to the city center of Hamammet, which is not so impressive as in the Sousse, but also filled with oriental flavor. In Hamammet, there is a rule - houses should not be higher than cypresses. White plane roofs inserted into the "green framing" look very harmonious. The medina also has its own fortress - the old Spanish fort ribat, built in the X-XI centuries. With its powerful thirteen-meter walls, the entire bay is clearly visible. There are in Hamammete and a more elegant building - Villa Sebastian. This house in Mauritan style with elements of European architecture was built by the Romanian millionaire George Sebastian about a hundred years ago. Her guests were Winston Churchill, Baron Rothschild, the movie star Sophia Lauren ... Now in the walls of this exquisite, but on the eastern standards there is no luxurious building, the International Cultural Center is located. For 5 dinar, you can get inside and admire the interiors in which the hot half days of the celebrities began and the middle of the 20th century.
Much more than a millionaire tourist house attracts amusement park Carting Land. This is "Disneyland" with a historically pirated bias. As in most similar parks, you only need to pay for the entrance, and inside the attractions you can ride as much as you like. An adult entrance to the park will cost 20 dinars, a child with an increase of up to 1.3 meters - in 16. Karapubuza, not expensive to 95 cm, in the park there are free of charge. In the park - 18 attractions, most of them are children's interesting for kids. But there are several "family, which will be interesting and adults. For example, a labyrinth in which you need to find the road. Or a trip to the Storm Sea. "
Resort Hamammet
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Another famous holiday destination in Tunisia is Monastir, or rather, the resort town of Screened near him. Because the monastir itself is a city, and hotels there are urban, few adapted for a beach holiday. Another thing is Skanes. Most hotels here are on the first beach line. Moreover, many of them have their own beach, although this concept is not provided in Tunisia. The line 30 meters from the sea is considered public. But here hotels come directly to the beach, without any roads or buildings. The hotels are huge hotels here. They include not only the chain of pools, but also numerous sports grounds. Such a hotel concentration has its own rationale - beyond its borders, the travel infrastructure is practically not developed. For entertainment, shopping should go to Monastir, the benefit of it is only 5 km away.
As in any Arab city, the monastir has its own Medina - the old center. Unlike the souss and Hamammet Medina in a monastir is not rich in historical buildings. In addition to the Habib Mosque, there are no special rarities. However, the old city itself with an abundance of markets, shops, cafes and, of course, traditional white houses and narrow streets are a landmark. In the southern part of Monastir, as it should be, there is a fortress - Ribat Hartem, built in the VIII century. Thanks to numerous restorations before our time, it has reached a magnificent state. Monastir is also good because of him, as from the souta, in different parts of the country railways are leading. So what wishes can travel independently without problems.
For lovers of a calm, easy holiday in Tunisia has recently appeared many relative to new resorts. For example, tourists are still mentioning the island of Djerba. This is the most southern resort area of Tunisia, the temperature here is always a few degrees higher than on the rest of the country. Island is small. Only 514 square meters. kilometers. On the island you can get through the air - there is your airport, and you can ... on the road leading on the embankment, which connects it with the mainland. All tourist infrastructure is concentrated in the Midong region. Here are wide beaches with snow-white, like powder sand, framed by date palm trees. The main number of hotels is concentrated here, and a very high class. True, the beaches here, as well as in all Tunisia, municipal and publicly available. So it will not work with camels from beach traders and photographers with camels. And otherwise. Djerba is a paradise. Eden for those who love to lie in a chaise lounge under a bright blue sky, admiring the turquoise tide. And the tide on Djerba is notable. After all, it is an island that is blown by the winds, so the sea is rarely calm here. The minus of this resort is only one - in addition to the beach holiday here, there is nothing to do. Outside the hotel, there is almost no infrastructure. And the sights will have to go to the capital of Jerba Humt-Suk, where, as it should be, there is a fortress - Burge-El Kubir, and the eastern bazaar, and streets with shops and cafes. More on the island you can see a crocodile farm, the village of Goncharov, a fishing village ...
Djerba Island
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The new directions include the young resort Burgez Sedry, located between the capital of Tunisia, the city of Tunisia and the resort of Hammamet, on the shores of the Tunisian Gulf. The resort area began to develop 15 years ago, so hotels there are so far. And the tourist infrastructure is not too developed. Of the minuses of the resort - not too clear the sea. Of the advantages - proximity to the capital of Tunisia, to it only 25 km. While this is an economy-class resort with all the ensuing consequences.
What else to view
For some of the Tunisian resorts you relate, there are several common places that a tourist who is obliged to see themselves. First, it, of course, concerns the desert of the Sahara, which captures the south of Tunisia. At each resort, they offer a two-day excursion deep into the yellow sands, during which you will show a lot of interesting things. To begin with - the famous underworld of Berber. Dropped out inside the velvenes dwellings with many rooms with modern decoration have even house areas. In these cities and filmed the famous "Star Wars". Then the gates of Sugara are waiting for you - the city of Duz, where tourists stop for the night and go on foot to the mysterious desert. In the evening you can sit on the vecan, looking like the sun is drowning in the sand. In the following program - riding on camels and deserted train "Red Lizard", visiting salted lakes and oases.
SID-BU SAID
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Another place, mandatory for visiting, is the white-blue town of Sidi-bu-Said. This gentle village of color of white sand and a blue sky, spreading on the hills, is considered the most "Estetian" place in Tunisia. Poets, artists, philosophers turned the village, once adorable to Tunisian vest, in a real man-made pearl. Since 1915, at home in Sidi-bu-Said ordered to paint only in white-blue colors. And since then not only window frames and doors, but also balcony lattices, fences, decorative details are shadowed with blue. At the same time, no door, no decorative grille look like another. Captive streets Sidi-bu-Said are picturesquely looped between the hills, representing open art galleries: after all, the traders often exhibit their man-made goods to the street. High flowering bushes are wrapping snow-white walls, on open areas there are tables where you can drink coffee. You need to come here simply to enjoy true beauty. And it is good that Tunisia, who returned to the tourist field, gives such an opportunity.