Visitors sunbathe, dive, sail, and fish along the vast stretches of glistening, white sandy Mediterranean beaches covering an 800-mile (1300 km) coast. Beach resorts include Tabarka, Hammamet, Sousse and Jerba. The perched village of Sidi Bou Said offers a unique scenery of domes, arched doors and balconies in blue and white set against a sparkling sea.

Punic and Roman archaelogical sites can be visited in Carthage and other historical areas around the country. They include a second century Roman temple in Dougga, the Phoenician port of Utica, Sbeitla’s Roman temples and arches, Bulla Regia’s Roman villas and El Jem’s Coliseum, which is only second to Rome’s.

Masterpieces of Arab Islamic architecture continue to delight our visitors. Among them are the Great Mosque of Kairouan, and the Great Mosque of Zitouna at the heart of the old city (the Medina) of Tunis.
The vast Tunisian south with its lush oases and sweeping Saharan landscapes is increasingly becoming a favored shooting location for international film productions.The Island of Jerba is the site of the Ghriba, one of the world’s oldest Jewish shrines.