Destination Monastir

Tunisia is a magnificent country with a rich culture and traditions that originate from days long past. All kinds of peoples lived here: from Carthaginians, Romans and Vandals to Byzantines, French and Italians. In addition, the country’s landscape is highly diverse, with extended salt pans and deserts interrupted by verdant oases in the south and green countryside to the north. No wonder that a number of famous films were shot in Tunisia, including Star Wars and The English Patient.

The old port of Monastir lies on a rocky cape at the extreme south of the Gulf of Hammamet. Strolling through the picturesque little alleys in the Medina with their hundreds of small shops, you can feel the nostalgia of the old Monastir and its medina with the twelve gates. The splendid Ribat is just beyond. Monastir is known today as the birthplace of Tunisia’s first president, Habib Bourguiba, who turned Monastir into a modern tourist destination.