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El Kantara Causeway

Causeway to the mainland on the south of the Island Djerba.

Guellala pottery

A potter sits on a riser creating works while the tourists watch. Guellala is a big pottery-producing centre which uses local clay quarried from the hills above the village. Its main street is lined with shops piled high with pots and plates.

Museum in Guellala - Le musee du patrimoine

The Museum displays various scenes of traditional life through waxwork figures.
It was opened in 2001 and is really worth visiting.
Musée Guellala is historically interesting, especially for children, to see how things were done long, long ago. Several of the pavilions have live demonstrations including a traditional olive oil press using a camel.

There is also a gallery where you can buy really beautiful paintings. You can even get your name written in arabic handwriting.The museum is set in a beautiful garden on the hill. From the minaret you can admire beautiful view of the Guellala village.

Directions: Guellalla

Famous pottery in Guellala

Gallala is a town built on pottery - and of pottery too! Its main street features more than 40 stores selling pottery, of every design and shape imaginable. There are wonderful pieces to be found and deals to be made but bargaining is essential. Prices are marked but plan to pay only about half of what is marked or less if you buy several pieces at the same shop.

El Ghriba Synagogue

The El Ghriba synagogue bombings in Djerba, Tunisia were the first Al Qaeda attacks outside of Afghanistan after the 9/11 hijackings. In April 2002, at least 19 tourists were killed, mostly Germans.

That's why we were exrayed before entering the synanogue.

El Ghriba Synagogue

The El Ghriba synagogue in the town of Hara Seghira, Djerba, Tunisia. Though this building is less than a century old, a synagogue has been operating continuously on this site for over two thousand years.

It was built by the Cohanim in the hara zrira. Visitors have donated many gifts to the synagogue, creating a significant collection of ritual objects. At the end of the nineteenth century, in order to maintain the prominence of the Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba rabbis declared that no other synagogues in the hara zrira would keep a Torah scroll on its premises. Ghriba Synagogue is the center of all Jewish communities in Djerba.
The Ghriba Synagogue became an architectural model for almost all of the synagogues and yeshivot built in Djerba because of its importance as a holy place. Thus, the basic structure of all the synagogues is the same.