TUNIS …CROSSROADS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

Tunis is an ever changing city, but the fever which animates its streets in no way affects its spirit. If you follow the Avenue Habib Bourguiba, an agreeable "promenade" lined with exotic plants, enlivened by the chirping of thousands of birds and scented by the florists' stalls, you can cross the city and get the feel of the spirit and soul of the place through its architecture: from the "novecento" baroque of apartment and office buildings to the rococo facade of the Municipal Theatre and the splendidly arrogant futuristic creations of more modern architects.

In the immediate vicinity of the city center you will find museums, exhibition halls and art galleries which reflect the intensity of cultural life in Tunis. Nearby, too, is the Central Market-a veritable tableau of all that is warm and colourful in Mediterranean life.

If you feel the need to escape from the hustle and bustle of the streets, then there is the Belvedere Park, an oasis of vegetation laid-out on a hillside, where you can also visit the charming zoo.
But there is yet another "must" for the visitor to Tunis. Housed in a former nineteenth century Beylical Palace, the Bardo Museum is endowed with a unique and splendid collection of mosaics, statues and jewellery…