Tunis City Guide - Sightseeing

Tunis is a relatively small and easy city to explore. The medina and new town are easily tacked on foot. The avenue Bourguiba is a good place to start, entering the medina at the Bab el-Bahr, to explore the winding alleys and white-washed streets for elegant mosques, busy souks, grand palaces and intriguing mausoleums. Make time to stop at one of the many traditional cafés to watch the world go by.

An inexpensive taxi ride takes you to the Bardo Museum in the suburbs, with the most beautiful collection of Roman mosaics in Africa. The small train leaving from Tunis Maritime stops at Carthage, a visit which can take up most of the day, the picturesque village of Sidi Bou Said best visited in the late afternoon or evening, and the white sand beaches at la Marsa.

Office de Tourisme de Tunis
1 avenue Mohammed V
Tel: (071) 341 077.
Website: www.tourismtunisia.com

This is the city's main tourist office. It is located in the new town near the train station Tunis Maritime. The staff is helpful but there are few useful handouts, except for a free city map, and an excellent map of the medina with a suggested walking tour and Carthage. They offer information on public transport and travel in the rest of the country. 

There is another tourist office with slightly more brochures and handouts, at the railway station (place de Barcelone).

There is currently no sightseeing pass for Tunis.