"Tunis" a Tunis Travel Page by musbars

Tunisia is a country in northern Africa, at the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The northern part of the country is warm, but gets some winter rain. The southern part of the country is arid. Huge salt plains ar the last remains of dried out lakes.

Some ten thousand years ago, during the Ice Ages, this area was very fertile. It was inhabited by early man and small caves in the sandstone rocks were used as shelter and for cave paintings. At the time of the Roman Empire Tunisia was the location of Carthago. During the three Punian Wars the empire of Carthago was destroyed. Later the country became the granary of the Roman Empire.

At the moment I do not know about show caves in Tunisia. But because of the arid climate cave houses are a very good idea. And the mines El-Haouaria are said to be from Roman times.

Tunisia's best beaches are in the north around Ghar el-Melh, Tabarka and Bizerte - much better than the crowded ones at the resorts. The beaches farther south look good on paper, but they're not so great for swimming. The best of that lot is at Aghir on the island of Jerba.

Tunisia is just waking up to the possibility of trekking. The forest of the Kroumirie Mountains around Ain Draham have enormous potential, but decent maps have yet to be drawn. More popular right now, camel trekking is best arranged out of Zaafrane, 12km (8mi) south-west of Douz, where you can arrange anything from an hour's ride to an eight-day oasis hop. If this hooks you on the desert's charms, dune skiing and land yachting can be arranged in certain areas.

NAME: Siagu (Roman).
LOCATION AND ACCESS: South of the Cap Bon peninsula, 10 km south-west of Nabeul, 64km south of Tunis by motorway, 85 km north of Sousse by motorway. Railway station: routes to Tunis and Sousse.
For visitors and Tunisians alike Hammamet is another word for vacations and its ritual of sun bathing on spotless beaches, the gasp of cool water on bronzed skin, dinner on the patio of a beachfront hotel , midnight swims, discos and watching the sun rise in the mirror of the sea.