The second largest city of Tunisia, Sfax can not boast of increased interest of tourists, although located on an excellent stretch of white sandy coast 100 km south of Mahdia .Sfax for Tunisia is primarily a large port and an important commercial center: according to popular belief, all the most successful businessmen are from here .Despite the official nature of the city, which does not have a cheerful nature, an attentive tourist will find in Sfax a lot of interesting things: an old, not "open" and perfectly preserved medina with markets, hammams, mosques and caravanserais, an archaeological museum and a museum of folk traditions, and the colonial part of the city, built in the best traditions of French urban development .However, there is still room for a beach holiday: in an hour's ride on the ferry lie the amazing beauty of the island of Kerkenna, where life seemed to stop in time Odyssey .

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How to get to Sfax

Sfax is an important transport hub of Tunisia, it is easy to get there from almost all corners of the country, primarily from the capital, from where direct trains, buses and minibuses are sent to Sfax .The way from the city of Tunisia by bus will take about 5 hours and will cost about 15-18 TND .The easiest way is to use the service - the bus goes directly to Sfax without stops, departures are regular, on the way - about 3, 5 hours, the fare is about 18 TND .The only inconvenience is the need to wait until all 8 seats are filled, but waiting usually does not take long .Also in Sfax, you can arrive by train from the capital - on the way to spend about 3, 5 hours, a ticket in a comfortable class will cost about 15 TND .

From Souss to Sfax, you can also get by train for 2 hours, bus or lag (a little longer), the approximate fare is 10 TND. The road from Mahdia to Sfax will take a little over an hour, the most popular transportation is lagazh, the tariff is 7 TND. From Hammamet to Sfax, you can travel by train or take advantage of the same laziness, however, in this case you will have to make a transfer in Sousse (6 TND plus 10 TND).

Transport in the city

The most convenient way to travel by Sfax on a yellow taxi. Payment on the counter, when planting it is necessary to make sure that the driver turned it on. The city center is easy to get around on foot: the linear layout of its French part will not let you get lost. And in the medina and even more so you have to walk only on foot - the streets here are narrow, and transport does not go. To scooters it, however, does not apply, so do not forget to observe the rules of caution. On the main square of Sfax, there are waiting for the riders of the cart-kaleshi. For a contract fee of 10-15 TND, they will ride you with a breeze and clatter of hoofs around the medina walls and the "European" streets.

Sfax Hotels

The hotel fund of Sfax is focused primarily on businessmen: there are practically no resort hotels here, all options are located within the city. You can stop in two good hotels - Mercure Accor and Syphax or without exaggeration the magnificent Les Oliviers. Tourists are also waiting for private mini-hotels in the medina of the city - this is a great way to experience Tunisian life in an old fashion.

Beaches

Within the city limits, there are no good beaches - in search of an unspoilt and picturesque stretch of coast, you should leave Sfax north or south along the coastline. The best beaches of the region are located on the Kerkenna Islands.

Cuisine and restaurants of Sfax

Sfax is famous throughout Tunisia for its confectioneries, it is believed that the most exquisite sweets are made here. For a kilogram of small delicacies ask for 18 to 35 TND, you can ask for a set of a little from each species for a total weight of a pound or kilogram. In Sfax restaurants it is worth ordering fish and seafood with sauce in Sfax, which is pieces of finely chopped tomatoes with garlic and parsley, dressed with olive oil.

Entertainment, excursions and sightseeing Sfax

The ancient and authentic medina of Sfax is an Arab city behind a fortress wall without any kind of tourism bombardment: life here flows exactly the same as a couple of centuries ago .Start the "swim" in the heart of the city makes sense from the gate Bab-Divan (14th century) - they are easily recognized by the three arches above the entrance, and they are located directly opposite the central square of Sfax .The Great Mosque leads its history from the 9th century, the entrance for non-Muslims is forbidden, but to admire its powerful walls and minaret (based on the minaret of the Kairouan mosque) can be outside .Then you should go to the labyrinth of covered markets - the first you will be met by the Fabrics Market, which was shown on the set of the "English patient" under the guise of Cairo, and the street of dyers - almost like in the medina of Fez! A little further away is the Blacksmiths' Quarter - he also got on film .

You can get acquainted with the life of well-to-do inhabitants of the medina in the museum of folk traditions "Dar Gelluli". This is a typical old house, transformed by the efforts of its owners into a museum, the original atmosphere of the 18-19th centuries is preserved here, the building itself dates back to the 17th century. Still in the medina is to see the tomb of the Islamic Sufi Sidi Amar, built in the 14th century (today it is a popular pilgrimage site) and to soak in the ancient Hammam of the Sultan (women from noon to 4 pm, men from 4 pm to midnight). @

The "new city" (Ville Nouvelle) is the French colonial part of Sfax, which is located on this side of the Bab-Divan gate. There are a lot of cafes, restaurants and shops, as well as wide streets with shady ficuses and benches. The most striking examples of colonial architecture are the city hall and the French consulate in the Republic Square. In the building of the mayor's office there is also an archaeological museum where finds are found from the ancient Roman ruins.