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Tunisia is an excellent option for anyone wanting a very adventurous Mediterranean holiday within just a few hours flight time from London. It’s North Africa through and through, but just a stones throw across the Med from Malta. It’s also a very affordable holiday destination. Tunisia is not without it’s drawbacks — check the foreign office advice on terrorism and avoid drinking the tap water and eating in unhygienic restaurants. But if it’s a culture packed holiday that you are looking for there are so many amazing things to do in Tunisia.
If you’re interested, you can read all about my holiday to Tunisia — the good, the bad and the ugly!
Step back in time by visiting the beautiful Kasbah of Sousse with it’s narrow lanes beautiful doors and towering houses. Sousse Kasbah is home to some of the finest Arabic architecture in Tunisia.
Built in AD 859 on the site of an earlier Byzantine fortress, the Kasbah is one of Sousse’s grandest monuments. Its Khalaf al Fata tower is one of the only towers of it’s kind still standing in Africa. The Kasbah’s topmost platform is 50 meters above that of the Ribat, making it the best place to get medina views. After its construction, the Kasbah took over the military role of the Ribat and the Khalaf al Fata tower is still used as a lighthouse.
