Historic sites
Amphitheatre of El Jem
El Jem, Mahdia
One of the largest Roman amphitheatres in the world, built around 238 AD, remarkably intact, with space for 35,000 spectators, a UNESCO site.
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Historic sites
Medina of Tunis and the Bardo Museum
Tunis
The Bardo has one of the world's finest collections of Roman mosaics, in a former palace.
Historic sites
Sidi Bou Said and Carthage
Sidi Bou Said, Tunis
A clifftop village of white houses with blue doors above the Gulf of Tunis, with the Café des Délices.
Natural features
Djerba
Houmt Souk, Medenine
An island with beaches, whitewashed villages, the El Ghriba synagogue, one of the oldest in Africa, and Djerbahood, a village covered in street art.
Historic sites
Kairouan
Kairouan
A holy city, a UNESCO site, with the Great Mosque of Uqba founded in 670, one of the oldest in Africa, and the Aghlabid Basins.
Historic sites
Matmata and the Tunisian Sahara
Matmata, Gabès
Troglodyte Berber homes dug into the ground around courtyards; one, the Hotel Sidi Driss, was Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.