Everybody has heard of Carthage, founded in the ninth century BC, on the Gulf of Tunis.
I know a little about the three Punic wars and Hannibal crossing the Alps to Italy on an elephant. That’s the extent of my knowledge but it was enough to make me keen to visit.
The Medina (old part of city) in Sfax as in other cities has different souks within its walls. Shopping in these places is always more fun than in the supermarket
The salt lake of Chott El Jerid is the largest salt pan in the Sahara. Its in the middle of Tunisia close to the Algerian border.
The Grand Mosque in Kairouan is the oldest place of Muslim worship in Africa. It’s the fourth holiest site after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
If a pilgrim is unable to go to Mecca seven visits to Kairouan are worth one trip to Mecca.
Two separate terrorist attacks in 2015 made Tunisia a no go area for British tourists. But with extra security around tourist sites the government no longer advises not to travel to most of the country. There is so much to see in this North African country, it has everything history, culture, areas of natural beauty, interesting food, and if you go at the right time of year, great weather.