Hammamet Medina (Tunisia)

I went on a holiday to Tunisa last September and wanted to visit and experience some of the more traditional parts of the country, so i decided to visit the medina which was the old city. This is defintitely a very traditional area where there are many souks (handicraft shops) which sell items, everything from carpets, bird cages to jewellery and nick nacks. The souks are surrounded by tall walls and are a maze of little windy streets, interlocking. The souk owners stand outside the entrances trying to entice customers in, its more annoying and hastling than anything else which put me off a lot. One good thing however is you can haggle prices of products ...  Read the complete review

As I have mentioned before we escaped to Tunisia for a break this February I was convalescing after an operation. We stayed at Hammamet one of the places we visited was the Medina, Medina actually means old town. This Medina is next to the fort on the sea front easy to find The medina is really a market contained within 15centuary walls lots of tiny shops very close together and a few houses too. The blue painted doorways in the white door surrounds are very attractive. These doors are often pictured on Hammamet post cards, The area of the medina is mot very large a few narrow streets. It was not very busy when we were there but it was only Feb ...  Read the complete review