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Governorates in Tunisia : Beja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabes, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Kebili, L'Ariana, Le Kef, Mahdia, Medenine, Monastir, Nabeul, Sfax, Sidi Bou Zid, Siliana, Sousse, Tataouine, Tozeur, Tunis, Zaghouan

Capital City of Tunisia: Tunis


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Car Rental Tunisia

 Europcar 
Locations : Bizerte, Djerba, Gabes, Hammamet, Monastir-Skanes, Sfax, Sousse, Tabarka, Tozeur, Tunis, Tunis Belvedere, Tunis Charguia.
Only new rental cars [ average age only 6 months ], All inclusive prices, 24 hours roadside assistance, 24/7 service most airports.

 Avis
World's second largest general-use car rental business, providing business and leisure customers with a wide range of services.
 Hertz

Holiday Rentals & Apartments

 Casa Holidays
 VacationVillas.net  -  Holiday homes and vacation rentals Tunisia
 MyVillarenters.com 

Hostels

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Hotels in Tunisia

 Booking - Hotels in Tunisia
Hotels in Hammamet, Sousse and Houmt Souk, Habib Bourguiba Intl (MIR) and Zarzis (DJE).
 Tourismtunisia.com - Hotels
 Choosetunisia.com 

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 Remembrance Travel

Travel Guides Tunisia / Related books

 Rough Guide Tunisia  -  Peter Morris, Daniel Jacobs
The Rough Guide to Tunisia is the definitive guide to this fascinating North African country. The guide includes a full-colour 24-page introduction to Tunisia's highlights, from the mile-long beaches of the mediterranean coast to the fortified Kasbahs of the mountainous interior and the Saharan oases towns. The guide gives lively accounts of all the sights, from Roman remains and Islamic monuments to the ancient Medinas of Tunis, Sfax and Sousse. There is comprehensive coverage of the resorts - Hammamet, Sousse and Port el Kantaoui with details of their beaches and the best excursions to the surrounding mountains and deserts. For each city , town and village there are in-depth reviews of the best places to stay, eat, shop and haggle. The authors also provide authoritative background on the country's history, religious and social traditions, wildlife, architecture and its use as a location for films such as 'The Life of Brian' and 'Star Wars'.
Paperback 608 pages (March 3, 2005); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1843533960
 Tunisia 
Your holiday starts here! From the hot springs of Hamman Mellegue to the lunar landscape of Matmata, discover it all with this essential guide to Tunisia. Explore the Roman ruins of Carthage with the unique 3D models, and use the street maps to find the best bazaars to pick up a bargain. Tips on where to enjoy the local cuisine will ensure you enjoy 1001 Arabian nights however long your stay.
Hardcover 352 pages (April 7, 2005); Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Language: English; ISBN: 1405308699
 Lonely Planet Tunisia  -  Anthony Ham, Abigail Hole
Includes accommodation and restaurant listings for all budgets and tastes; useful information on getting around, including 4WD desert tours; the lowdown and what to buy and where, from birdcages to silver jewellery and carpets; special features on Tunisia's Roman, Berber and Islamic architecture; and language sections.
Paperback 288 pages (April 1, 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; Language: English; ISBN: 1741041899
 The Aeneid  -  Virgil / David West (Translator)
Virgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race, and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering.
Paperback 368 pages (March 27, 2003); Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd. Language: English; ISBN: 0140449329
 Africa [ from the twelfth century ]
Francesco Petrarca, T.G. Bergin (Translator), A.S. Wilson (Translator)
Hardcover 288 pages (January 1978); Publisher: Yale University Press; ISBN: 0300020627
 Salammbo A Romance of Ancient Carthage  -  Gustave Flaubert
1904. With an appendix containing notes of the controversy over the romance. Volume IV. Flaubert, a French novelist of the realist school, best-known for his story of Madame Bovary. Salammbo is among the first works of heroic fantasy. Flaubert's novel is a love story about Salammbo, daughter of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar, and Matho, a Libyan mercenary, in the time of the fall of Carthage to the Roman Empire. The story is rife with tales of treachery and deceit, much of it spearheaded by the slave Spendius. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
Paperback 308 pages (June 25, 2004); Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Co.; Language: English; ISBN: 1417929081

Transport / How do I travel to Tunisia

 Luchthaven Djerba/Zarzis International Airport - 9 km van de stad Houmet Souk
 Luchtahven Monastir Habib Bouguiba International Airport - 7 km van de stad Monastir
 Luchthaven Tunis Carthage International Airport - 8 km van de stad Tunis

 Emirates US  -  Flight tickets Tunis

 Tunis Air  - Flight tickets Tunisia

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

 Online maps of Tunisia [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]
 Map of Tunisia


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 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance

 Tunis  -  capital city Tunisia

 Bizerte  -  Spanish fortress
 Carthago  -  ruins
 Chott El Jerid = gigantic salt lake  -  see fata morgana
 Djerba  -  capital city Houmt Souk
 Dougga
 Douz  -  entrance to the Tunisian desert
 El-Djem  - Roman amphitheater
 Gabes [ oasis ]
 Hammamet
 Hournt Souk  -  capital city island of Djerba
 Mahdia
Bekend om zijn traditionele, ceremoniële bruiloften [ te zien aan de winkels waar de zijden trouwjurken worden geweven ]. De haven is belangrijk voor de sardine-, ansjovis- en makreelvangst.
 Matmata  -  cave dwellings  -  oon landscape
The Berber people first dug homes out of the ground over 1000 years ago in order to escape the midday heat. These Troglodyte communities formed craters beneath the earth and constructed tunnels between some of the courtyards to build an underground labyrinth.
Hotel Sidi Driss, cantina in Star Wars, staat er nog steeds en bezoekers kunnen een nacht doorbrengen accommodaties in Berberstijl.
 Kairouan  -  fourth holy city Arab world
Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to Tunis in the 12th century, Kairouan remained the Maghreb's principal holy city. Its rich architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque, with its marble and porphyry columns, and the 9th-century Mosque of the Three Gates.
 Monastir -
 Nabeul  -  camel market
 Nefta  -  oasis
 Sbeitla  -  Christian churches from the 4th and 5th century
 Sfax
 Sidi Bou Saïd  -  Andalusian village
Beautifull white houses with bliue doors and windows.
 Sousse  -  medina with kashba
 Tozeur - palme gardens and plantages
 Utica
 Zaghouan  -  water temple

 Beurs van Tunis
 Central Bank of Tunesia
 Radio Tunis  -  Live web radio from Tunesia [ RealPlayer ]

Cuisine - Tunisian Foods / Recipes

The Best of African Cooking - Manjase Banda
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Esanjam; 2 Revised edition (March 14, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0954682130; ISBN-13: 978-0954682132
 African Recipes

History of Tunisia

Independence: 20 March 1956 (from France)

At the beginning of recorded history, Tunisia was inhabited by Berber tribes. Its coast was settled by Phoenicians starting as early as the 10th Century B.C. In the 6th Century B.C., Carthage rose to power, but it was conquered by Rome [ 2nd Century B.C. ].

 Tunisia's History - Wikipedia
Classical Period, Middle Ages, Modern history, Tunisia since independence
 The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean 
Nigel Bagnall
The Punic Wars (264-146 BC) sprang from a mighty power struggle between two ancient civilizations - the trading empire of Carthage and the military confederation of Rome. Though this took place more than 2000 years ago, Nigel Bagnall argues that it has remarkable contemporary significance.
Paperback 358 pages (January 7, 1999); Publisher: Pimlico; Language: English; ISBN: 0712666087
 Habib Bourguiba - BBC - Bourguiba - Father of Tunesia

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

Tunisian music is characterized by the diversity of its modes (Maqamat) and its variety of rhythms. Among the main forms of classical Tunisian music, there is the Nouba (oldest and most authentic form of Andalusian origin,) the Chghoul and the Bachraf (of Turkish origin.) The Arab Orient (mainly Egypt, Syria and Lebanon) has also had an influence on Tunisian music.
Among the best known Tunisian musicians, singers and composers are Khemais Tarnane, Raoul Journou, Saliha, Saleh Mehdi, Ali Riahi, Hedi Jouini and Fethia Khairi.

 Music of Tunisia [ Wikipedia ]

 Bardomuseum in Tunis  -  mosaics
 International Music Festival  -  El Jem Coliseum
 Unesco
Amphi theater El Jem, Site van Carthago, Medina of Tunis, Ichkeul national park, Punic city Kerkuane & Necropolis, Medina of Sousse, Kairouan, Dougga /T hugga

 One Thousand and One Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Arabian Nights 
Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator)
An original version of the "Arabian Nights" stories from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day, only to put her to death the following day, but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them.
Paperback 288 pages (July 15, 1999); Publisher: Oxford University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0192750135

Web Portals / Search Engines / Tunisia Directories

 Bab-el-Web  -  search engine
 Choosetunisia.com
 Discover Tunesis
 Tunesie On-line
 Tourismtunisia.com

 Pages Jaunes  -  Yellow Guide Tunisia
 White Guide Tunisia
 Yatounes  -  search engine [ French language ]

 Yahoo Tunsia Directories 


Cities in Tunisia: Al-Djam Al-Djem Al-Ghriba Al-Griba Al-Jam Al-Jem El-Griba Al-Kantara Al-Qantara Bizerte Bulla Regia Bur Al-Kantaoui Bur El-Kantaoui Cap Bon Carthago Chott Al-Djerid Chott El-Djerid Chott Al-Gharsa Chott El-Gharsa Chott Al-Jerid Chott El-Jerid Choumt Souk Choumt Souq Djebel Chambi Djerba Dougga Douz El -Djam El-Djem El Djem El-Ghriba El-Griba El-Jam El-Jem El-Kantara (Tunesië) El-Qantara (Tunesië) Foum Al-Tataouine Foum El-Tataouine Gabes Ghar El-Melh Hadrumetum Hamamat Hamamet Hammamat Hammamet Houmt Souk Houmt Souq Hunerikopolis Ichkeul nationaal park Jebel Chambi Jerba Justinianopolis Kairouan Kairouaan Kairuan Kairuaan Kerkenna Kerkenna Eilanden Kerkennah Kerkennah Eilanden Metlaoui Mahdia Matmata Monastir Nabeul Port Al-Kantaoui Port El-Kantaoui Sahara Sahel Sbeitla Sfax Sidi Boe Said Sidi Bou Said Sidi Bu Said Sjott al-Djerid Sjott el-Djerid Sjott Al-Gharsa Sjott El-Gharsa Sousse Soussa Tabarka Tozeur Tunis Zaris.


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