Lost in the Medina of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia

Tunisia聽鈥� known for its beautiful beaches, desert back-country and ancient ruins has always been a popular tourist destination for Europeans. Way too many years ago I visited Tunisia during a class trip after my high school grad 鈥� you may guess it 鈥� as a bunch of teenagers our first priority was party, party, party and we hardly saw anything outside our resort fences鈥� Too bad. Now my preferences have changed to聽more authentic experiences but Tunisia wasn鈥檛 on my radar until a couple of weeks ago, when my bf鈥檚 best buddy visited his home country and wanted us to see him and his home. Tunis 鈥� the capital 鈥� isn鈥檛 necessarily on the top of the list of Tunisian destinations and therefore I knew very little about that city. I should be positively surprised: Only two hours away by plane (from Vienna) we landed in a different continent but聽it felt like another world! We stayed at two different hotels in the Medina, the heart of Tunis, and immediately were transferred to the magic聽of 1001 nights. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Lost in the Medina of Tunis
Guide Location: Tunisia » Tunis
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Julia Joestl
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Dar Traki
Municipal Market
Avenue Habib Bourgiba
Bardo National Museum
Dar Ben Gacem

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