Visiting Tunisia

Just make the visit virtually first

Well let’s make

A look at Sfax from above

Now you’re going to see each place closely

When you see this picture below, anywhere (in

postcards or in the internet) then you must

deduce that this place is Sfax

The calèche is a traditional and an

extraordinary way to enjoy this virtual trip

a tour with the calèche will be a really

nice thing to do to start this virtual

adventure

You can find calèche day or night it’s

always available

The virtual tour will take you to explore the medina

which is located inside the walls of the antique city;

it’s there where you can have a look on the garments

done by hand in the craft shops. You will have the

chance to enjoy a ride on the calèche; and you will be

able to enjoy the music of Tabbal Kerkennah. There is

more! You will be able to see how and where sfaxiens

used to live, the architecture, the clothes, the furniture

and even arts, all you need is visiting Dar Jallouli

museum and the cultural space Borj Kallel.

Tabbal Kerkennah : music , rhythm , joy and

traditional dances

Bab Diwan : one of the doors of the walls of the

antique city, it’s through this door that you can access

the medina

The medina ; tradional souk

Is pictured below

Next, let’s have a look at the new city (Bab

Bhar) from the sea

Now let’s move to see some of the places

that show sfaxians lifestyle in the past

So, Dar Jallouli museum is the place to visit

first

it opens at 9: 30 A.M

its closure time is at 16:30 P.M

this is the Tunisian timing of course

Additional information about this museum:

it is closed on Mondays and its phone

number: 0021674221463

It is located in the center of the Medina, in a

bourgeois house from the 17th Century. This

museum contains a collection of household

objects evoking everyday life used in Sfax in

the past.

the cultural space Borj Kallel , its location is

in road gremda km 6 , it is another place to

consider .

Look at borj kallel at night

Now it’s time to see Inside Borj kallel

In this beautiful space you are going to see

how sfaxians used to live in the past , their

home , their furniture , their clothes and

even how they used to cook , to make

clothes and not only that much more stuff is

there in this cultural space

audio amplifier

Kitchen tools

Oil lamp

Artistic painting

Ancient former radio

A chest painted wood and various items

used to work wool

A grain mill

a wall clock

A sewing machine and various irons

A spinning wheel to make wool thread

A cardboard suitcase to go to a hammam (

it’s a traditional bathroom) tmèk (a kind of

traditional female shoes it’s in the picture

below )

Well what you’ve just experienced and seen

is not all , you can enjoy many other things ,

just make this virtual trip a real one and you

won’t regret it

You may wonder what other places you can

admire in Tunisia

Well , I’m going to give you an idea about

some places and experiences

Now it’s October so two more months it will

be winter time

So you may want to see southern Tunisia in

winter

you are going to admire the beauty of the

Sahara in winter. During this virtual

excursion you will see southern Tunisia. The

first place to visit is in the governorate of

Gabes, it’s your opportunity to be at the

filming location where two of star wars

episodes are featured, this place is hotel Sidi

Driss in Matmata. Of course you can see the

extraordinary traditional troglodyte

dwellings there since Matmata is where

some of the local residents live in traditional

underground troglodyte structure.

Taking a camel Safari into the desert and to

stone village of Tamerza would be an

unforgettable experience. AT Tamerza

which is located in the governorate of

Tozeur , you will explore the mountain oasis

and then travel further to see Sahara

architecture at its finest and beautiful

waterfalls.

Matmata

Camel safari in the Sahara

Old tamerza : to stone village of Tamerza

Mountain oasis of Tamerza

What I included in this presentation is just

few examples of what you may see in

Tunisia once you decide to visit this North

African Country

Thanks for allowing me to show you some

of the beautiful places in Tunisia, now it’s

up to you if you want to know more about

this beautiful and lovely country