Tunis
Overview
Tunis is a big city that has managed not to lose too much of its charm. The inner city is still the Casbah with its small winding streets that work their way up to the top of the hill where the Big Mosque and the old palace of the Bey of Tunis stand.
In the souqs the shopkeepers will try to get you into their souvenir shops with perseverence. The real tourist shops do not have very interesting stuff, but you can get caSsettes with Arabic Music, nice T-shirts and herbs & spices at very reasonable prices.
The French city is not bad either. Big tree-lined avenues with cafes, terraces and nice shops give you a mediterranean feeling.
Within easy reach you find the ruins of Carthage , a must see. Another highlight is the Bardo Museum.
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Touts and unofficial "guides" hang around near tourist spots. Shoo them off if they start to launch into a spiel on the architectural wonders of this or that, or they will expect to some baksheesh for their unwanted efforts
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ATMs are a convenient way of getting money without going to a bureau de change and there are many VISA cashpoints around the city The souq in the medina makes for a fascinating stroll. Tiny shops overflowing with stuff; people selling, buying, milling about; skeletal cats lurking in the shadows; the smells of essential oils, spices, frying food and rotting garbage; the sounds of the muezzin, raï, football on the radio, Arabic and French... The Tunis medina's main routes are labeled "touristique", but even a few steps off the beaten track it's a real, working market. Behind the often scruffy facades hide old palaces, mosques, medersas (Islamic schools). Compared to Morocco or even Sousse you will not be hassled here. Bab El Bahr (french port) is a good starting point for the Souk. The goldsmith are close to Bab Bnet. Haggle if you wish to buy anything. Halfaouine food market.
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