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eyewitness travel guides T N S A ancient sites beaches m o u n ta i n s resorts markets The Guides that show you what others only tell you Tunisia Region by Region Béja Le Kef CENTRAL TUNISIA TUNIS Pages 64–89 NORTHERN Gafsa TUNISIA Pages 122–143 Tozeur SOUTHERN TUNISIA CENTRAL TUNISIA Pages 212–241 0 km 100 0 miles 100 SOUTHERN TUNISIA Pages 190–211 GGREAAATTTER TUUUNNIIS TUNIS Sousse Kairouan THE SAHEL GREATER TUNIS AND CAP BON PENINSULA Pages 90–121 Medenine THE SAHEL Pages 144–173 JERBA AND THE MEDENINE AREA Pages 174–189 EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES TUNISIA EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDES Tunisia EL˚BIETA AND ANDRZEJ LISOWSCY TTUUNN 000044--000055 ((CCoonntteennttss)) U S2.6q/x1d1 / 042 6/ 131:/3074 P M3 : 5P3a gPeM 4 Page 4 (TEXT BLACK plate) C ONTENTS HOWTOUSE THISGUIDE6 Produced by Wydawnictwo Wiedza i ˚ycie, Warsaw SENIORGRAPHICDESIGNER Pawe∏ Pasternak EDITORS Robert G. Pasieczny, Joanna Egert-Romanowska, Agnieszka Majle AUTHORS Andrzej and El˝bieta Lisowscy GRAPHICDESIGN Pawe∏ Kamiƒski, Piotr Kiedrowski CARTOGRAPHERS Magdalena Polak, Olaf Rodowald PHOTOGRAPHERS Artur Paw∏owski, Nicolas Fauque, Krzysztof Kur ILLUSTRATORS Bohdan Wróblewski, Micha∏ Burkiewicz, Pawe∏ Marczak CONTRIBUTORS MaDar sc and Sabina Kocieszczenko For Dorling Kindersley Ruins of a Roman temple on the TRANSLATOR Magda Hannay capitol hill in Dougga EDITOR Matthew Tanner SENIORDTP DESIGNER Jason Little PRODUCTIONCONTROLLER Rita Sinha Printed andR beopuronddu icne db yb Ly- RCeoxlo Purrisnctainng, SCinogmappaonrye Ltd., China INTRODUCING TUNISIA First American Edition, 2005 05 06 07 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PUTTINGTUNISIAON Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., THEMAP10 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright 2005 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A PORTRAITOFTUNISIA 12 ALLRIGHTSRESERVEDUNDERINTERNATIONALANDPAN-AMERICAN COPYRIGHTCONVENTIONS. NOPARTOFTHISPUBLICATIONMAYBEREPRODUCED,STORED TUNISIATHROUGH MINECAHARENTICRAIELV,APLHSOYTSOTECMO,PYOIRNGTR,ARNESCMOIRTDTIENDGI,NORANOYTHFEORRWMISOE,RWBIYTHAONUYTMTEHAENSP,REIOLERCWTRROITNTIECN, THEYEAR38 PERMISSIONOFTHECOPYRIGHTOWNER. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 0-7566-0912-7 The information in this Dorling Kindersley Travel Guide is checked regularly. Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain Comfortable tents for visitors in Ksar Ghilane Mosque in Chenini – a town built on rocky terraces TTUUNN 000044--000055 ((CCoonntteennttss)) U S2.6q/x1d1 / 042 6/ 131:/3074 P M3 : 5P3a gPeM 5 Page 5 (TEXT BLACK plate) SURVIVAL GUIDE PRACTICAL INFORMATION310 TRAVELINFORMATION 320 GENERALINDEX328 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 348 GLOSSARY350 Tourist centre in Port el-Kantaoui THEHISTORYOF TRAVELLERS’ TUNISIA44 NEEDS TUNISIA REGION WHERETOSTAY244 BY REGION WHERETOEAT266 TUNISIAATAGLANCE 62 SHOPPINGINTUNISIA 290 ENTERTAINMENTIN TUNISIA298 SPORTINTUNISIA302 Vegetable stall at Menzel Temime market ACTIVITIESFOR VISITORS304 ROADMAPOFTUNISIA Inside back cover Seafood – a mainstay of Tunisian cuisine TUNIS64 GREATERTUNISAND CAPBONPENINSULA90 NORTHERNTUNISIA122 THESAHEL144 JERBAANDTHE MEDENINEAREA174 SOUTHERNTUNISIA190 CENTRALTUNISIA212 Fortress in Monastir (see pp156–7) 6 H O W T O U S E T H 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