Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia
With one of the most developed tourist industries in Africa, this stretch of the coast between Nabeul and Sousse is
pretty much all given over to hotel complexes, golf courses, and marina’s. Although Tunisia does have a long and
illustrious history, much of what is offered for the planes full of package tour passengers is a semi-manufactured ideal
of North African life. ‘Traditional Evenings’ generally involve being bussed out to large marquees in the desert, were
you’ll have a westernised version of couscous, and suffer belly dancers and jugglers. Try any genuinely traditional
Tunisian fare, and you’ll probably be reaching for the water, as they tend to throw on the hot spices at every opportunity.
The best way to see the real Tunisia, and it is worth seeking out, is to travel independently using the reasonably good
local busses and trains. Tunis itself, with a labyrinth of busy streets inside the walled medina, is a curious and
fascinating city. The ruins of Carthage, destroyed by and then rebuilt by the Romans, after it had stood proudly
for a thousand years, are just outside the capital.
At the southern end of the Gulf of Hammamet is the old walled city of Sousse. As a port and resort, it’s one of the
better places to base yourself for trips to the south.
With one of the most developed tourist industries in Africa, this stretch of the coast between Nabeul and Sousse is
pretty much all given over to hotel complexes, golf courses, and marina’s. Although Tunisia does have a long and
illustrious history, much of what is offered for the planes full of package tour passengers is a semi-
you’ll have a westernised version of couscous, and suffer belly dancers and jugglers. Try any genuinely traditional
Tunisian fare, and you’ll probably be reaching for the water, as they tend to throw on the hot spices at every opportunity.
The best way to see the real Tunisia, and it is worth seeking out, is to travel independently using the reasonably good
local busses and trains. Tunis itself, with a labyrinth of busy streets inside the walled medina, is a curious and
fascinating city. The ruins of Carthage, destroyed by and then rebuilt by the Romans, after it had stood proudly
for a thousand years, are just outside the capital.
At the southern end of the Gulf of Hammamet is the old walled city of Sousse. As a port and resort, it’s one of the
better places to base yourself for trips to the south.
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Tourist Board
www.visitemiliaromagna.com
www.emiliaromagnaturismo.it
Our Choice of Hotels
Grand Hotel
Parco Federico Fellini, Rimini.
+39 541 560 000
www.grandhotelrimini.com
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Viale Fiume 1, Rimini.
+39 541 25 200
www.hotellagradisca.it
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Piazetta Teatini n.3, Rimini.
+39 541 128 008.
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