Recently, Tunisia and Morocco have become solid competitors of Egypt in the tourism market. Each country has its own flavor, famous for something specific, one inherent in it. And if you have already visited Egypt and bought there hookah and cotton clothes, this does not mean at all that the shops and markets of Tunisia are no longer of any interest to you. The countries of North Africa make money on tourists, therefore, believe me, they have something to surprise foreign visitors. Where, what to buy and, most importantly, what is brought from Tunisia experienced travelers - read this article.
Gastronomic gifts
The country is famous for dates. If your vacation falls on October or November, you are in luck: you have the opportunity to take fresh fruits to your homeland. Buy the ones on the branch - a sure proof that they were not collected from the ground. At other times of the year, you can purchase numerous sweets from dates. Islam does not hinder winemaking. The first thing brought from Tunisia as gastronomic souvenirs, these are Bucha date vodka, Tibarin liqueur and wine from the city of Grombalia. As in all Mediterranean countries, Tunisia produces high-quality and cheap olive oil. You can also bring a jar of harissa sauce, salted lemons and delicious pastries.
What are brought from Tunisia as souvenirs
The culture of this country
it has many faces, as it is a product of the merger of European and African, Christian and Islamic trends. Each Tunisian city is famous for its crafts, and depending on where you will relax, it will be clear which souvenirs to bring. In Kairouan, the original knotted mats and carpets are woven, in Gellal
and Nabeul make painted pottery, in Sidi bou Said unusual bird cages are made. Everywhere folk craftsmen produce lamps and utensils from blown glass, copper products and palm straws.
What is brought from Tunisia from clothes and shoes
Souvenir shops in the country are awash with penniless, lumpy consumer goods (often made in China), but nobody forces you to buy plush camels and nylon scarves with aluminum monists. Come into the real medina - the central city bazaar. If you are a fan of the “ethno” style, you can find in the bowels of this never-ending crowd of people really interesting gizmos - red fez (they are called sheshes here), silk from Mahdia, linen clothes from Hammamet. Shoes and other products made of high-quality leather are sold everywhere.
Once in the first jewelry store you come across, you will no longer ask yourself what to bring from Tunisia. Photos cannot convey that splendor and splendor, that refined grace of coinage, which show the eyes of the buyer gold and silver products of local craftsmen. Jewelry here is made of the highest quality metals. For example, gold 585 is considered cheap jewelry. Only 750 products are valued here. But - and this is where Tunisian originality is manifested - semiprecious
ornamental stones such as cubic zirconia are often inserted into such an expensive frame.
For your beloved woman, in addition to jewelry, you can buy a special mineral formation - “desert rose”. In the East, this flower-like druse symbolizes eternal love. Cosmetics based on Arabian natural oils are another item on the list of what to bring from Tunisia. Product prices directly depend on your ability to bargain. Connect your rhetorical and acting abilities and show firmness of character. Then you can bring down the price by half.