TUNIS… ASPECTS WHICH NEVER CHANGE

A symphony of cupolas and terraces, harmonious and intelligent urban planning, cool shadow, the vestiges and scent of the past, the heart of the old city-the Medina. The Medina is a world of living stone, a variety of sounds, of ancestral gestures, of hidden treasure, a city of a thousand colours which fascinates you, besets the soul, and enlivens the senses. You pass through one of the splendid and floridly decorated studded leaf doors and enter a dwelling where you can feel the presence of the spirits of men and women of another age:

at the Dar Ben Abdallah (18th-19th century) there is a collection of house-hold implements, costumes and antique furniture set-off against a most evocative decor. Other "musts" on any visit to the Medina are: the Dar Lasram, the Ez - Zitouna Mosque, which also harbours the first University in the Arab world, the Turkish Mosque of Sidi Mehrez and Sidi Kacem El Jellizi (15th century).