Sights of the City of Tunisia

Carthago

Attractions Cities Tunisia Carthage today is a prestigious suburb of the country's capital, here is the summer residence of the president. Thousands of years ago, this city was one of the most powerful and wealthy. Founded 60 years before Rome, Carthage was almost completely destroyed.

Bardo Museum

Tunis, Le Bardo, Musee National du Bardo

Sights of the City Tunisia Main Museum of the City of Tunis yes and, perhaps, the entire country, the Bardo National Museum is the world's largest collection of magnificent Roman mosaics and awe-inspiring collection of artifacts from the three thousand-year history of civilizations in Tunisia.

Habiba Bourguiba avenue

Tunis, avenue Habib Bourguiba

Sights of the City Tunisia The central street of the Tunisian capital is the avenue named after the first President of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba. The avenue stretches from the very lake of Tunisia to the ancient Arab city behind the fortress walls - the medina.

Cathedral of Saint-Vincent de Paul

Tunis, Av. Habib Bourguiba

Attractions Cities Tunisia Architectural dominant of Habiba Bourguiba avenue, the cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul is a spiritual center for Catholics living in Tunisia. It bears the name of St. Vincent de Paul, a Christian preacher sold into slavery in Tunisia in the 17th century.

Medina of Tunis

Tunis, Ville Arabe

Attractions of the City Tunisia A gurgling, bright and slightly insolent, Arab city of Tunis is located just behind the massive medieval Sea Gate. This is the number one place for absorbing the original flavor of Tunisian life and, of course, for the purchase of souvenirs.

Zitoun Mosque

Tunis, Ville Arabe, rue Jemaa Ezzitouna

Attractions Cities Tunisia Olive a tree - so translated from the Arabic name of the Zitoun mosque - the main religious attraction of the city of Tunisia. According to legend, once there preached the conqueror of Byzantine Carthage, Hassan ibn-Numan.

Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Tunisia

Tunis, avenue Mohammed V

Attractions of the City Tunisia Orthodox Church of the Resurrection in Tunis is one of two Russian churches in the country. The history of the temple dates back to the 1920s, when the remains of the Russian Imperial Navy arrived to the northern Tunisian city of Bizerte

The sights of the city of Tunisia are unique in that they belong to a lot of different eras and, therefore, each of them has its own characteristic look . @ The history of Tunisia is more than three thousand years, during which the Phoenicians and Romans, Vandals and Byzantines, Turks, Spaniards, Arabs and, finally, the French brought their contribution to the country's image . The capital, Tunisia, of course, could not remain in the side t of invasions - and the local sights cover a period of history from the 9th century BC, when Carthage was founded on the Birsa hill, until our era - the time of French colonial mansions and mirror skyscrapers in the European city center .

Be sure to visit

Arriving in the city of Tunisia, the first thing is to go to his nearest suburb of Carthage - for history in the capital, "it's him" who answers it. . In 814 g . BC on the picturesque Birsa hill that rises above the azure Tunisian Gulf, the Phoenician queen Elissa was about Novan Map Hadest - the "new city", which was destined to become the greatest empire of the Mediterranean for eight centuries . Sights of Carthage - a magnificent archaeological museum, a block of Roman villas with a restored aviary, a grand theater and a more modest amphitheater that once housed 30 thousand . viewers, finally - the majestic water cisterns of Maalga and the colossal terms of Emperor Antonin Pia .

The medina of Tunis is a labyrinth of narrow streets, secret cafes and family restaurants, exhibiting Suitable tables on the streets, as well as a considerable number of attractions

item number two metropolitan ekskursionki -. The National Museum of Bardo, located in the former summer residence of Turkish bey. His collection of Roman mosaics is recognized as the largest in the world, and by the number of exhibits the Bardo museum funds are second only to the Cairo Museum.

Do not miss the opportunity to stroll along the main street of Tunisian capital - Habib Bourguiba avenue. On its sides stand graceful colonial mansions, and among the main attractions the Cathedral, the openwork theater and the mirror skyscraper of the hotel "Africa."

Mixing cultures

A picturesque Arab city - the medina - a place that is sure to be worth visiting we hunt to the eastern exotics. Life here seems to flow exactly as 13 centuries ago, when the Islamic conquerors arrived on the lands of North Africa. A labyrinth of narrow streets, secret cafes and family restaurants, which set tables right in the streets, as well as a considerable number of attractions - a complex of thematic markets, the oldest Zitoun mosque, the burial vault of the Turkish Beys Torbet el Bay, numerous madrassas ...

A very close to the avenue Mohammed V modestly hid behind the palm trees the Russian Orthodox Church - the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. Its history dates back to the beginning of the 20th century, when the first wave of Russian immigration arrived in Tunisia. The situation inside is not too rich, but the icons are old and, it seems, from them the spirit of Russian naval officers is breathing.

Tired of the excursion "cyssa", be sure to visit one of the French cafes on Habiba Bourguiba avenue. It serves excellent coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice and air croissants - just like on the Champs Elysees!