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1 Lonely Planet 334 Index 4WD trips 279 A Abbes 251 accommodation 276-8, see also individual locations activities , see also individual activities Aeneid, The 92 Aghlabid Basins 199 Aghlabids 31, 65, 181, 195 Aïn Atrous 124 Ain Draham air travel airlines 296 airports to/from Tunisia within Tunisia 300 Al-Abdallya 99 alcohol 56, 119, 285 Aleppo pine 62, 175 Algeria 143, 299 Al-Ghriba Synagogue (Le Kef ) 167 Almohads 31-2 Ammædara 172-3, 172 amusement parks 78, 106, 190 animals 60-1, 248, see also individual animals Antonine Baths 93-4 Antonine Gate 178 Aounet Dajah 246 apartments 278 Arafat, Yasser 36 archaeological sites Ammædara 172-3, 172 Bulla Regia 150-2, 151, 9 Carthage 91-5, 90, 8 Chemtou Cillium Dougga 160-4, 161 Gightis 235 Kélibia 118 Kerkouane 120-2, 121 Mactaris 170-2, 170 Meninx 275 Neapolis Map pages 000 Photograph pages Pupput Sufetula 176-9, 177 Temple des Eaux 159 Thuburbo Majus 157-8, 158 Uthina Utica architecture 20, Berber 48, 232 contemporary 50 French 49, 130 Islamic 49 Jerban 268 Ottoman 72, 96, 185 Punic 47-8, Roman 48 walking tour 76 area codes, see inside front cover art galleries 51, 96 arts 44-52, see also individual arts ATMs auberge de jeunesse 277, 283 B Bardo Museum 76-7, 9 bargaining 201, 289 Barrage Port Princes 124 bars 57-8 baskets 289 bathrooms 292 baths, see hammams beaches 103, Barrage Port Princes 124 Bizerte 130 Boujaffar Beach 187 Cap Serrat Beach 137 El-Mansourah beach 118 Hammamet 106, 6 Kélibia 118 Kerkennah Islands 216 La Grotte 130 Mahdia 207 Monastir Montazah Beach 140 Raf Raf Plage 134 Ras el-drek (El-Haouaria) 123 Remel Plage 130 Sidi Ali el-mekki 135 Sidi Mahres 274 Soliman 124 Tunis 77 Béja Belvedere Rocks 253 ben Ali, Hussein 73, 166 Ben Ali, Zine el-abidine 15, 35, 36-7 Beni Kheddache 234 Beni Khiar 117 Beni Metir Berbers 181, 219 architecture 48, 232 books 19 crafts 145 villages 225, 230-2, 256-7, 262 Berges du Lac 87 Bey, Ahmed 135, 136 bicycle travel, see cycling Bir Aouine 248 Bir Barouta 199 Bir Soltane birds 61, 11, see also individual birds birdwatching 279 Jebel Abiod 122 Korba Lagoon 117 Lake Ichkeul 136 Bizerte , 128 Bled el-hader 251 Blidet 245 boat travel to/from Tunisia within Tunisia 300 books, see also literature Berbers 19 carpets 51 children, travel with 281 food 55, 56, 57 health 308 history 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 37, 43 photography 288 religion 43 travel border crossings 143, 298, 299 Borj el-hissar Borj el-karrak 88 Borj el-kebir 207 Borj el-khadra 248 Borj Ennar 211 Borj Ghazi Mustapha , 7 Borj Kastil 275 Boujaffar Beach 187 Bourguiba, Habib 33-6, 140, 191 mausoleum of 193

2 (B-E) 335 bowling 78 briq 54 Bulla Regia 150-2, 151, 9 bus travel to/from Tunisia 299 within Tunisia business hours 280, see also inside front cover Byrsa Hill 91-2, 8 Byzantines, the 30, 117, 118, 162, 176 C Caesar, Julius 29, 133, 183, 191 cafes 57 calèches 304 calligraphy 50 camel riding 141, 242, 247, 279 camels 60, 246 camionnettes 302 camping Cap Blanc 130 Cap Bon , 102 Cap Farina 134 Cap Serrat Beach 137 car travel to/from Tunisia within Tunisia Cardinale, Claudia 19 carpets 52, 145, 199, 201-2, 290 books 51 Carthage 89-96, 90, 8 attractions 91-5 history 91 Carthage International Festival 95 Carthage International Film Festival 95 cash 288 casinos 274 cathedrals, see churches cats 61 caves 122-3, 273 Cedghiane 273 Cedouikech 273 cell phones 292 cemeteries 93, 99, 140, 148, censorship 41 ceramics 52, 290 Chak Wak Park 251 Chambi National Park 175 Chebika 256 chechias 73-4, 289 Chemtou Chenini 231 children, travel with 20, books 281 food 58 health 311 Tunis 77-8 Chott el-jerid 251, 10 Christianity 30 churches Cathedral of St Vincent de Paul 75 Church of St Peter 167 Damous el-karita Basilica 93 La Basilique 140 L Acropolium 93 Cillium cinema, see film cinemas 82-3 climate 17, climate change 296 colosseum (El-Jem) 203, 8 consulates cork 146 corsairs, see pirates costs 18, see also inside front cover train travel 306 courses 77 couscous 54-5 crafts 51-2 Berber 145 Craxi, Bettino 110 credit cards 288 crocodiles 274 cultural centres 66-7 culture customs 58 customs regulations 282 cycling 216, 300, see also mountain biking D Dah Dah Happy Land Park 78 Damous el-karita Basilica 93 dance 52 festivals 95, 285 dangers hitchhiking 304 photography 288 road 301, taxis 68-9, 283 Dar ben Abdallah Museum 74 Dar Chaâbane 117 Dar Charaït Museum 251 Dar el-annabi 96 Dar el-bey 75 Dar Ennejma Ezzahra 96 Dar Jellouli Museum of Popular Traditions 211 Dar Lasram 74 Dar Othman 74-5 de Gaulle, Charles 34 deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) 308 dehydration 310 dental care, see medical care d Erlanger, Baron Rodolphe 46, 96 Destour (Constitution) Party 33 development issues 137 diarrhoea 310 Dido 92 digital photography 288 dinosaurs 227, 252 diphtheria 309 disabilities, travellers with 293 diving 279 Bizerte 130 Hammamet 106 Tabarka dogs 282 Dougga 160-4, 161 Dougga Festival 162 Douiret Douz , 239, 241 Dragut 140, 264, 269 Drake, Sir Francis 135 dress codes 19 drinking water 311 drinks 55-6, see also bars driving, see car travel driving licences 302 drug laws 287 dune buggies 240, 279 dune skiing 279 E economy 37, ecotours 305 Eid al-adha 43, 57 Eid al-fitr 43, 56-7 El-Faouar 245 El-Bayadha 259 El-Borma 248 el-chabbi, Abu el-kacem 45 electricity 277 elephants 28, 60 El-Feija National Park 153 El-Ghriba Synagogue (Erriadh) 272 El-Haouaria El-Haouaria falconry festival 123 Elissa, see Dido El-Jem 203-4, 8 El-Kantara 275 El-Mansourah beach 118 embassies emergencies, see inside front cover endangered species 61 English Patient, The 74, 209, 211, 247, 257

3 336 (E-I) environmental issues 62-3, 137 Erriadh esparto grass 176 essential oils 290 etiquette 58 events, see festivals exchange rates, see inside front cover F falconry 123 falcons 61 fast food 57 Fatimids 31, 65, 181, 206 fax services 291 fennecs 61 ferries, see boat travel Festival des Variétés 141 festivals Carthage International Festival 95 Carthage International Film Festival 95 dance 95, 285 Dougga Festival 162 El-Haouaria falconry festival 123 Festival des Variétés 141 FIFAK 117 film 95, 117, food 56-7 International Cultural Festival 106 itineraries 12 Kharja 97 Le Fest 95 music 95, 141, Oasis Festival 253 Ramadan 43, 56, 285 Sahara Festival 241, 12 Tabarka Jazz Festival 141 theatre 95, 162, 284 Tunis medina festival 78 Ulysses Festival 270 FIFAK 117 film 45-6 historical 33 festivals 95, 117, Flamingo Point 274 flamingos 117, 136 flowers 61, see also individual flowers food 53-5, 58, 285 books 55, 56, 57 cafes 57 etiquette 58 fast food Map pages 000 Photograph pages festivals 56-7 restaurants 57 vegan & vegetarian 58 football 40 forts, see borj G Gabès , 220 Gafsa 260-2, 261 galleries 51, 96 Gammarth 100 gay travellers 285 geography 60 Genoese fort 140 Ghar el-melh Ghardimao 153 Ghomrassen 230 Gide, André 20, 96 Gightis 235 golf 190, 275, 279 Hammamet 106 La Soukra 88 Gorgi, Abdelaziz 50, 76 government 16 Grand Erg Oriental 238, 240, 245, 247 Grand Sud 248 Grand Synagogue de Tunis 76 Great Mosque (Béja) 148 Great Mosque (Bizerte) 129 Great Mosque (Kairouan) 198 Great Mosque (Mahdia) Great Mosque (Monastir) 192 Great Mosque (Sfax) 209 Great Mosque (Sousse) 185 Great Mosque (Tunis) 69 Guellala Guermessa 231 guided tours 78, 134, 144, 150 H Haddèj 225 Hadrian 93, 133, 157, 159 Hafsids 65 haggling, see bargaining Haidra 172-3, 172 Haj 43 Hammam Bourguiba 147 Hammam Mellegue 169, 8 Hammamet , 104, 105, 6 hammams 74, 109, safety 282, 287 Hand of Fatima 49, 166, 289 handicrafts, see crafts Hannibal 27, 28, 183 Hara Seghira harissa 53 health books 308 insurance 307 internet resources 307, 308 vaccinations heat illness 310 henna 221 hepatitis 309 hijabs 44 hiking 280 Jugurtha s Table 173 Kroumirie Mountains 144 history Arab 30-2 books 26, 27, 31, 32, 35, 37, 43 Byzantine 30 colonial 32-4 films 33 independence 33-4 Islam 30, 42 Ottoman 32 Phoenician 26-8 Roman 28-9 Vandal hitchhiking 244, 304 HIV 309 holidays 17-18, 43, horse riding 106, 141, 144, 280 horse-drawn carriages 304 hostels 277 hot springs Hammam Bourguiba 147 Hammam Mellegue 169 Ichkeul National Park 136 Kebili 245 Korbous 124 Ksar Ghilane 247 Hôtel Sidi Driss hotels Houmt Souq , 267, 7 Husseinites, the 32, 76 I Ibadis 269 Ibn Khaldun 19, 75-6 ibn Nooman, Hassan 69, 91, 195 Ichkeul National Park Île Chergui 215 Île Gharbi 215 immigration 295 independence 33-4 insect bites 282, 310 insurance car travel 303 health 307 travel 286

4 (I-M) 337 International Cultural Festival 106 International Culture Centre 105 internet access 286 internet resources 21 accommodation 276, 278 air tickets 296 health 307, 308 safety 282 Islam 30, 41-3 architecture 49 holidays 285 itineraries 5-12, 22-5 driving 144 J jasmine 38, 187 Jebel Abiod 122 Jebel Biri 143 Jebel Chambi 175 Jebel Ichkeul 135 Jebel Zaghouan 159 Jendouba Jerba , 264 Jericho rose 62 jet lag 308 jewellery 289 Jews 89, 272, see also synagogues Jugurtha 156, 166, 173 Jugurtha s Table Justinian 30 K Kairouan , 196 Kalat el-koubba 186 kasbahs Bizerte Hammamet 105 Le Kef 167 Sfax 211 Sousse 186 Kasserine Kebili Kélibia Kerkennah Islands , 215 Kerkouane 120-2, 121 Kharja 97 Klee, Paul 50, 96 Korba Lagoon 117 Korbous Kroumirie Mountains 144 Ksar Bani Ghedir 230 Ksar Beni Barka 233 Ksar Ezzahra 233 Ksar Ghilane 247 Ksar Haddada 231 Ksar Hallouf 235 Ksar Jelidet. 233 Ksar Joumaa 234 Ksar Medenine 233 Ksar Megabla 227 Ksar Ouled Debbab 232 Ksar Ouled Soltane 232-3, 5 Ksar Rosfa 230 Ksar Tamelest 233 Ksar Tarcine 248 Ksour district 232-3, 230 L La Basilique 140 La Corbeille 258 La Goulette 88-9, 88 La Grotte 130 La Malga cisterns 93 La Marsa La Porte du Desert 246 La Seguia 274 La Soukra 87-8 L Acropolium 93 Lake Ichkeul 135, 136, 137 language 18, Arabic courses 77 emergencies 317, 321 French Le Fest 95 Le Kef 164-9, 165 leather goods legal matters Les Aiguilles 140 lesbian travellers 285 Lezard Rouge 262 literature 45, see also books litter 63, 282 louages 301, M Macke, Augustus 50, 96 Mactaris 170-2, 170 magazines 277 Mahboubine 273 Mahdia 204-8, 205, 6 maisons des jeunes 277 Makthar 170-2, 170 malouf 46-7 maps 287 marble 152 Mareth 226 markets 291, see also souqs Nabeul 112 Sousse 187 Massinissa 27, 29, 160, 163, 170 Matmata measures 277, see also inside front cover Medenine medersas 73 medical services 309, see also health medinas 212 Bizerte festivals 78 Hammamet Kairouan Monastir 192 Sfax Sousse Tunis 69, 72-5, 12 walking tour 75 Melloula 143 men travellers 287 safety 282 Meninx 275 meshoui 57 metalwork 289 Metameur 234 Metlaoui 262 metric conversions, see inside front cover Mghit 233 microlight flights 279 Midès 257 Midès Gorge 257, 10 Midoun 273 mobile phones 292 Mohammed 42, 61 monasteries, see ribats Monastir 191-5, 193 money 18, 283, 287-8, see also inside front cover Montazah Beach 140 Monty Python s Life of Brian 19, 192, 225 mosaics 51, 77, 92, 106, 113, 121, 133-4, 150-1, 157, 171, 9 mosques Great Mosque (Béja) 148 Great Mosque (Bizerte) 129 Great Mosque (Kairouan) 198 Great Mosque (Mahdia) Great Mosque (Monastir) 192 Great Mosque (Sfax) 209 Great Mosque (Sousse) 185 Great Mosque (Tunis) 69 Guellala Mosque 273 Hamuda Pasha Mosque 72 Kasbah Mosque Louta Mosque 273 Mosque of Sidi Mahres 72-3

5 338 (M-S) mosques continued Mosque of the Dyers 73 Mosque of the Strangers 269 Mosque of the Three Doors 199 Mosque of the Turks 269 Sahib el-tabía Mosque 73 Youssef Dey Mosque 72 Zaytouna Mosque 69 motion sickness 308 motor scooters 265 motorcycle travel to/from Tunisia within Tunisia Moulid an-nabi 43, 57 mountain biking 144, 280 museums Archaeological Museum (El-Jem) 204 Bardo Museum 76-7, 9 Costume Museum 192 Dar Am Taïeb Museum 186 Dar ben Abdallah Museum 74 Dar Charaït Museum 251 Dar Ennejma Ezzahra 96 Dar Jellouli Museum of Popular Traditions 211 Gafsa museum 260 Musée Dar Essid 186 Musée d Architecture Traditionnelle 211 Musée de Carthage 92-3 Musée de Mahdia 206 Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires 166 Musée du Sahara 239 Musée d Utique Musée Guellala 273 Musée Memoire de la Terre 227 Museum of Islamic Art 192 Museum of Popular Arts & Traditions 269 Museum of the Mareth Line 226 Nabeul museum Oceanographic Museum (Bizerte) 130 Oceanographic Museum (Carthage) 94 ONAT Museum 199 Palaeo-Christian Museum 94 Punic Ports Museum 94 Raqqada Islamic Art Museum Map pages 000 Photograph pages Sbeitla museum 178 Sousse Archaeological Museum 186 music 46-7 festivals 95, 141, traditional 96 musical instruments 46, 96 N Nabeul , 113, 114 national parks 62 Chambi National Park 175 El-Feija National Park 153 Ichkeul National Park Neapolis Nefta 257-9, 258 Néo-Destour Party 33 newspapers 41, 277 nightclubs 111 Nouil 245 Numidians, the 27, 29, 152, 173 O oases, see palmeraies Oasis Festival 253 octopuses 271, 284 Odyssey, The 265 Ong Jemal 257 Othman Dey 74-5 Ottomans, the 32, 65, 89 architecture 72, 96, 185 Oudhna Ouled ech Cherif 259 Ouled el-hadef 253 P package tours painting 50 Palais Kheïreddine 74 Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) 36 palmeraies 221, , parasailing 240 Parc Djerba Explore passports 295 perfume 290 Phoenicians, the 26-8, 90, 91, 120, 264 photography 288 Pilau 134 pirates 32, 89, 127, 135, , 264 planning 17-21, 283, see also itineraries health 308 plants 61-2, see also individual plants police 286, 304 poliomyelitis 309 politics 15, 36-7 pollution 63 Pompey 133, 183, 191 population 39, 40 Port el-kantaoui postal services pottery 116, 290 Punic Ports 94 Punic Wars 27-8, 35, 91 Pupput Q quad biking 280 R rabies radio 277 Raf Raf Plage 134 raï 47, 284 Ramadan 43, 56, Ras as-sana 43, 57 Ras el-ain 167 Ras el-drek 123 Ras Taguermes 274 religion 41-3 Remada 233 Remel Plage 130 resorts 278 responsible travel 18-19, 44, 63, 274 restaurants 57 ribats Monastir 192 Sousse 185 road rules Romans, the 28-9 rugs, see carpets S safety, see dangers Sahara Desert , 237, itineraries 23 tours 305 Sahara Festival 241, 12 sailing 280 Sanctuary of Tophet 94-5 sand roses 290 Sbeitla 176-9, 177 scams 282 scorpions 60, 311 Sejnane Seldja Gorge 262 Sened 262 Sfax , 210 sheeshas 57, 290 shopping shopping malls 87, 88, Sidi Ali el-mekki 135

6 (S-Z) 339 Sidi Bou Saïd 96-9, 97, 7 Sidi Mahres 274 Sidi Mechrig 138 smoking 283 snake bites 311 snorkelling 140-1, 279 soccer 40 Socopa 290 Sofra Cistern 185 Soliman 124 solo travellers 291 souqs Jerba 268 Sfax 209 Sousse 186 Tunis 73-4 Sousse , 182, 184 souvenirs, see shopping Spanish Fort 130 spas, see hammams sport 40, 83 Star Wars 48, 50, 223, 224, 226, 231, 232, 257 itineraries 23, 25 stonework 117 Sufetula 176-9, 177 swimming synagogues, see also Jews Al-Ghriba Synagogue (Le Kef ) 167 El-Ghriba Synagogue (Erriadh) 272 Grand Synagogue de Tunis 76 T Tabarka , 139 Tabarka Jazz Festival 141 Taimbaïn Tamerza Tamezret 226 Tataouine 226-9, 227 taxis 304 safety 68-9, 283 tours 305 Teboursouk 164 Techine 226 telephone services thalassotherapy 109, 280 theatre 52 festivals 95, 162, 284 Tunis 83 theft 283 Thuburbo Majus 157-8, 158 Thugga, see Dougga tile-making 51 time 292 tipping 288 toilets 292 tombs, see zaouia Toujane 226 Tourbet el-bey 74 tourism 274 tourist information 292 tours 305 ecotours 305 guided 78, 134, 144, 150 Hammamet 106 Nabeul 114 package tours Sahara Desert 240-1, 305 Tabarka 141 Tozeur 253 Tunis 78 touts 283 Tozeur 250-6, 252 train travel 301, Lezard Rouge 262 Trajan 171 travel to/from Tunisia travel within Tunisia travellers cheques 288 trekking, see hiking troglodyte homes tuberculosis 310 Tunis 64-87, 66, 67, 70-1, 86 accommodation attractions 69, 72-7 drinking 82 entertainment 82-3 food 80-2 for children 77-8 history 65 internet access 68 itineraries 22, 65 shopping 83-4 tourist offices 68 tours 78 travel to/from 84-5 travel within 85-7 walking tours 75, 76 Tunis medina festival 78 TV 41, 277 typhoid 310 U Ulysses Festival 270 Unesco, see World Heritage sites Uthina Utica Utique V vacations vaccinations Vandals, the 29-30, 48, 94 vegan & vegetarian travellers 58, 285 vineyards 119 Virgil 92 visas 293, see also passports W walking, see hiking water shortage 62-3 water sports 274, 279 weather 17, weaving 117 weddings 39, 56, 273 weights 277, see also inside front cover wildlife, see animals winemaking 119 women in Tunisia 15, 43-4 women travellers 293-4, 304 health safety 282 World Heritage sites Carthage 89-96, 90, 8 Dougga 160-4, 161 El-Jem colosseum 203-4, 8 Ichkeul National Park Kerkouane 120-2, 121 Tunis medina 69, 72-5, 70 WWII 34, 102, 105, 148, 174, 226 Y Yasmine Hammamet 103 Z Zaafrane 245 Zaghouan Zaouia of Marabout Sidi Boutef Faha 148 Zaouia of Sidi Abdallah Boumakhlouf 167 Zaouia of Sidi Abdel Kader 148 Zaouia of Sidi Abid el-ghariani 198 Zaouia of Sidi Ali Azouz 159 Zaouia of Sidi Amor Abbada 199 Zaouia of Sidi Brahim 259 Zaouia of Sidi Ibrahim 269 Zaouia of Sidi Mahres 72 Zaouia of Sidi Mokhtar 129 Zaouia of Sidi Sahab 199 Zaouia Sidi Kacem Ezzilizi 75 Zaouia Zakkak 185 Zaytouna (Great) Mosque 69 Zirids 31 zoos 78

7 340 MAP LEGEND ROUTES TRANSPORT HYDROGRAPHY BOUNDARIES AREA FEATURES Airport Area of Interest Beach, Desert Building Campus Cemetery, Christian Cemetery, Other POPULATION CAPITAL (NATIONAL) Large City Small City SYMBOLS Sights/Activities Beach Buddhist Castle, Fortress Christian Golf Islamic Jewish Monument Museum, Gallery Point of Interest Ruin Tollway Freeway Primary Unsealed Road One-Way Street Mall/Steps Secondary Tunnel Tertiary Walking Path Lane Track Ferry Metro Rail River, Creek Water International Ancient Wall Eating Drinking Eating Cafe Drinking Entertainment Entertainment Shopping Shopping Sleeping Sleeping Camping Transport Airport, Airfield Border Crossing Bus Station General Transport Parking Area Petrol Station Taxi Rank Rail (Underground) Tram Lake (Dry) Lake (Salt) Cliff Forest Land Market Park Plaza Sports Urban Medium City Town, Village Information Bank, ATM Embassy/Consulate Hospital, Medical Information Internet Facilities Police Station Post Office, GPO Telephone Toilets Geographic Hazard Lighthouse Lookout Mountain National Park Oasis Pass, Canyon Picnic Area Waterfall LONELY PLANET OFFICES Australia (Head Office) Locked Bag 1, Footscray, Victoria 3011 % , fax USA 150 Linden St, Oakland, CA % , toll free fax UK 2nd fl, 186 City Rd, London EC1V 2NT % , fax Published by Lonely Planet ABN Lonely Planet 2010 photographers as indicated 2010 Cover photograph: Berber on horseback on the dunes of Zaafrane, Guido Alberto Rossi/Photolibrary. Many of the images in this guide are available for licensing from Lonely Planet Images: lonelyplanet images.com. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, except brief extracts for the purpose of review, and no part of this publication may be sold or hired, without the written permission of the publisher. Printed by Toppan Security Printing Pte Ltd Printed in Singapore Lonely Planet and the Lonely Planet logo are trademarks of Lonely Planet and are registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Lonely Planet does not allow its name or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants or hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: lonelyplanet.com/ip. Although the authors and Lonely Planet have taken all reasonable care in preparing this book, we make no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of its content and, to the maximum extent permitted, disclaim all liability arising from its use.

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