Medina of Tunis
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
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Worth seeing in and around Medina of Tunis
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bardo National Museum
The Bardo National Museum or Bardo Palace is an arts and North African history museum in Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia. It is one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region and the second largest museum in Africa after the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
3 km · national museum in Tunis, Tunisia · Wikipedia - 02Lake of Tunis
The Lake of Tunis is a natural lagoon located between the Tunisian capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis. The lake covers a total of 37 square kilometres, in contrast to its size its depth is very shallow.
7.4 km · lake in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 03Al-Zaytunah Mosque
Al-Zaytuna Mosque is a major mosque at the center of the historic medina of Tunis, Tunisia. The mosque is the oldest in the city.
2.2 km · mosque in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 04Ez-Zitouna University
Ez-Zitouna University is a medieval public university in Tunis, Tunisia. The university originated in the Al-Zaytuna Mosque, founded at the end of the 7th or in the early 8th century, which developed into a major Islamic centre of learning in North Africa.
2.5 km · university in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 05Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
The Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic church located in Tunis, Tunisia.
2.1 km · cathedral in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 06Stade El Menzah
El Menzah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia. The stadium was built in 1967 for the 1967 Mediterranean Games on the site of the former Vélodrome Stadium.
3.1 km · Stadium in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 07National Library of Tunisia
The National Library of Tunisia is the legal deposit and copyright library for Tunisia. It was founded in 1885, then known as the French Library, and then the People's library.
1.9 km · national library of Tunisia · Wikipedia - 08Hammouda Pacha Mosque
Hammouda Bay Mosque or Hamouda Bay al Mouradi is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.
2.1 km · mosque in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 09Tunis University
Tunis University is a public university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments.
2.2 km · university in Tunisia · Wikipedia - 10Sidi Mahrez Mosque
Sidi Mahrez Mosque, also known as Mohamed Bey El Mouradi Mosque, is a mosque in Tunis, Tunisia. It is an official historical monument.
1.4 km · mosque in Tunisia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Medina of Tunis
- Airports
- Tunis Carthage (TUN), 7 km · Annaba Rabah Bitat (AAE), 209 km · Cagliari Elmas (CAG), 288 km
- Stations
- Tunis–Carthage International Airport, 6.6 km
- Mellita → Medina of Tunis331 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · $120–190
- Annaba → Medina of Tunis214 km · quickest by road, 4h 57m · $24–32
- Cagliari → Medina of Tunis286 km · quickest by air, 6h 48m · €120–180
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No local-transport research exists yet for Medina of Tunis
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Medina of Tunis. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTunis is a major hub for the country's louage (shared taxi) network.
- Get inTunis is the country's major port and there are ferries from a number of Mediterranean ports including Civitavecchia just outside of Rome, Genoa, Livorno, Naples, Palermo, Trapani and the French port of Marseille.
- Get inMost ferries arrive at La Goulette, 15 minutes from Tunis centre.
- Get aroundThe TGM suburban train line, starting at Tunis Marine station on Lines 1-4, connects to La Goulette (ferries), Sidi Bou Saïd, Carthage and the beaches of Marsa.
- Get aroundOtherwise, louages (shared taxis) are the most flexible of all options.
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