The medina, a world of lights and traditions

Strolling through the picturesque narrow streets of the Medina you will be filled with the nostalgia of ancient Monastir, the city of twelve gates whose names sound like of twelve gates whose names sond like exotic fruits : Bab El-Khoukha, Bab -Eddarb, Bab-Bénat, Bab-Brigch… Here, you are in another world…

AThe narrow, winding streets, the arched passageways and the alleys bursting with colours and smells are a hive of activity, a fabulous Ali Baba's cave where tooled leather can be found next to engraved silver,the huge carpet bazaar by the tiny engraver's workwhop - you can hear the tinkle of his hammer as he plies his age-old craft. It is a disorienting world, a world of lights, of impressions, of smiles, of gentleness and peace.