Tunisia is a small country in the north of Africa with a rich history. For more than five hundred years, the famous Carthage flourished here, founded by the Phoenicians in the 8th century BC. During the Punic Wars, Carthage was destroyed to the ground by the Romans. After the Romans, Byzantium ruled here, later the Ottoman Empire. Since the XIX century, Tunisia acquired the status of a protectorate of France, and only in 1957 the country achieved independence.
Tunisia, the capital of Tunisia, is the cultural and economic center of the country. The capital of the state of Tunisia, like the whole country, for its three thousand years of existence has incorporated the traditions of different peoples and eras. This beautiful and distinctive city, on the one hand, is bordered by the soft blue waters of the bay, and on the other, by the soft waves of low hills. It is a city of bright colors: white buildings, green gardens, bright blue of the sky. This original city combines Muslim traditional architecture, interesting museums, modern spa centers and many colorful markets.
The capital of Tunisia, with its center - surrounded by the walls of Medina, which is called the "old city", attracts the attention of many tourists. At the top of the hill rises the old Kasbah citadel. Medina is concentrated around Kasbah and the famous Jami al-Zeytun mosque ("Olive Mosque", founded in 703 Zitunu, the country's spiritual center, is surrounded by numerous madrassas, and its 44-meter-high square minaret, which has become the symbol of Tunisia, is visible from afar.
Unlike the Mediterranean coast with fashionable resorts like Monastir or Hammamet, the capital of Tunisia is not so rich in tourists and therefore it is here that you can best feel the real Arabian charm - a leisurely lifestyle with noisy oriental bazaars, Turkish baths, mosques, madrassas. The main attraction of the city of Tunisia is the narrow streets, markets, mosques and shops of the Medina.
On the Government Square, or Kasba Square, are the residence of the president and the ministry, or, as they are called here, state secretariats. Ministries are housed in long, beautiful buildings of pink and white stone with graceful columns, open balustrades and patterned arches in the Moorish style.
Not far from the square is Souq el Attarin - the most exotic quarter, which grew up on the spot where the incense market was located in the Middle Ages. And today various spices and perfumes are sold here.
The capital of Tunisia is rich in ancient sights. An interesting mosque of Yusuf Bey (the 17th century), the mosque and the mausoleum of Mahrez Sidi, the mausoleum of the Hasanids, have survived to this day. The famous suburb of Tunisia is Carthage, an ancient and once powerful city. Nowadays, the National Museum of Carthage is founded on its ruins.
Tunisian resorts charm with amazing white sandy beaches and the beauty of coastal oases. Holidays in Tunisia are mostly beach, but many tourists come here, trying to combine the healing procedures of thalassotherapy with relaxing on the beach.
First-class hotels, the luxurious nature of this region, the aura of the East, with which the ancient cities of this country are saturated, attract thousands of tourists to Tunisia. Guided tours offered by the guides of this distinctive country are interesting and informative.