Itinerary
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Stop at : The Great Mosque of Kairouan
The Great Mosque of Kairouan, the first in the Maghreb, was founded in 670 and rebuilt in 836.
It served as a model for other mosques in the Muslim West, as far afield as Andalusia.
The mosque is named after the Arab conqueror Oqba, founder of the city.
The minaret is reminiscent of ancient lighthouses, such as the famous Alexandria Lighthouse. 31.50m high, it overlooks the vast courtyard surrounded by arcades.
A forest of columns occupies the entire space of the prayer hall, framing the majestic central nave.
Many of these columns come from ancient sites such as Sbeïtla.
The portico surrounding the courtyard, the prayer hall, the harmonious symmetry of the façade with its arched arcades and dome make this mosque an architectural masterpiece.
Stop at : Medina of Kairouan
Visit the Aghlabid basins, the Barbier mosque or the Sidi Sahbi mausoleum, and its pretty minarets, then the medina of Kairouan where you can have a look in the souks, taste the Kairouan pastries "Les Mekroudhs" and its artisanal carpet making, the great mosque also called the Sidi Oqba mosque and finally the three-door mosque.
Stop at : Amphitheatre of El Jem
A visit to the Roman Colosseum, founded in the 3rd century AD and listed as a World Heritage Site in 1972, seating 30,000 spectators, third largest in the Roman world after Rome and Capua, the El Djem amphitheater and the most impressive Roman monument in Africa.
Stop at : Medina of Sousse
The medina of Sousse is the historic heart of Sousse, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site since December 9, 1988.
It is considered a typical example of towns from the first centuries of Islam in the Maghreb. It retains its kasbah and ramparts, as well as its Great Mosque, ribat and Bu Ftata mosque, a military and religious edifice. On the Khalef tower, there's also been a lighthouse since 1890.
Stop at : Sousse Archaeological Museum
The Sousse Archaeological Museum is located in the town of Sousse, the ancient Hadrumet. It boasts the largest collection of mosaics in Tunisia after that of the Musée National du Bardo.
Stop at : Port El Kantaoui
The port is a real village, mainly pedestrian, built according to an architecture reminiscent of the village of Sidi Bou Saïd in its Arabo-Moorish style, the whiteness of its walls, its arcades, its arcades, and its alleys adorned with flowers.
The resort is home to numerous stores, including restaurants, cafés and stores for the foreign tourists who frequent the site for its seven kilometers of beach. In addition, during the summer months, numerous events take place at the port, including the International Internet Summer Festival (from 2000), regattas, music stages, etc.
