TUNIS IS A CAPITAL charged with history but resolutely dynamic, where past and present are intimately mixed, Tunis seduces by its Mediterranean charm. The capital of Tunisia is made up of three interlocking cities: the historical core - the Medina - the "European" city built at the beginning of the 20th century - the center of the present city - and a ring of new districts that develop without interruption, Giving the agglomeration a considerable extent and a modern appearance.
The Medina, the historical heart of Tunis remarkably preserved, has kept its paceFor more than five hundred years. Several remarkable monuments retraceThe long history of this influential city in the Mediterranean. The aghlabid emirs ofKairouan enjoyed it, building there in the 9th century the prestigious Mosque Zitouna. TheAlmohads and their successors, the Hafsides, gave him his rank of capital and theEndowed some beautiful monuments, some still visible. Then the beys, sovereigns of originTurkish, helped to embellish mosques and sumptuous buildings such as theBardo, part of which today houses the famous Archaeological Museum.
