Tunisia (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

TUNISIA

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

TUNISIA ELŻBIETA AND ANDRZEJ LISOWSCY

CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 6 PRODUCED BY Wydawnictwo Wiedza i Życie, Warsaw SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Paweł Pasternak EDITORS Robert G. Pasieczny,

Joanna Egert-Romanowska, Agnieszka Majle AUTHORS Andrzej and Elżbieta Lisowscy GRAPHIC DESIGN Paweł Kamiński, Piotr Kiedrowski CARTOGRAPHERS Magdalena Polak, Olaf Rodowald PHOTOGRAPHERS Artur Pawłowski,

Nicolas Fauque, Krzysztof Kur ILLUSTRATORS Bohdan Wróblewski,

Michał Burkiewicz, Paweł Marczak CONTRIBUTORS MaDar sc and Sabina Kocieszczenko For Dorling Kindersley TRANSLATOR Magda Hannay EDITOR Matthew Tanner SENIOR DTP DESIGNER Jason Little PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Rita Sinha

Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in by L-Rex Printing Company Ltd., China First American Edition, 2005 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014

Ruins of a Roman temple on the capitol hill in Dougga

INTRODUCING TUNISIA DISCOVERING TUNISIA 10 PUTTING TUNISIA ON THE MAP 12

Copyright 2005 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNDER INTERNATIONAL AND PAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNER.

A PORTRAIT OF TUNISIA 14 TUNISIA THROUGH THE YEAR 38

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.

ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978 0 7566 0912 2 Front cover main image: Sidi Bou Makhlouf Mosque, Le Kef The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain Mosque in Chenini – a town built on rocky terraces

Comfortable tents for visitors in Ksar Ghilane

SURVIVAL GUIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION 310 TRAVEL INFORMATION 320 GENERAL INDEX 328 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 348 GLOSSARY 350

Tourist centre in Port el-Kantaoui

THE HISTORY OF TUNISIA 44

TRAVELLERS’ NEEDS

TUNISIA REGION BY REGION

WHERE TO STAY 244

TUNISIA AT A GLANCE 62

WHERE TO EAT 266 SHOPPING IN TUNISIA 290 ENTERTAINMENT IN TUNISIA 298 SPORT IN TUNISIA 302 ACTIVITIES FOR VISITORS 304

Vegetable stall at Menzel Temime market

ROAD MAP OF TUNISIA Inside back cover

Fresh figs, grown in Tunisia since ancient times (see p268–9)

TUNIS 64 GREATER TUNIS AND CAP BON PENINSULA 90 NORTHERN TUNISIA 122 THE SAHEL 144 JERBA AND THE MEDENINE AREA 174 SOUTHERN TUNISIA 190 CENTRAL TUNISIA 212

Fortress in Monastir (see pp156–7)

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his guide will help you to make the most of your visit to Tunisia. The first section, Introducing Tunisia, locates the country geographically and gives an outline of its history and culture. The following sections are devoted to the country’s capital and various regions, and include the major towns,







    
     
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