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INTRODUCTION
Tunisia's beautiful beaches and historical treasures attract millions
of tourists from all over the world.
Nearly 5 million tourists visited Tunisia in 1999.In 2004 they reached
more than 6 million.
American and most European tourists do not require visas to enter
Tunisia. There are more than 722 hotels in the country, totaling 191.955 beds. Seven international airports, and
eight passenger ports connect Tunisia to the United States and Europe. The capital city, Tunis, is a two-hour flight
from Paris and London and a fifty- minute flight from Rome. Daily flights connect Tunisia to virtually all European,
African and Middle Eastern destinations.
MEDITERRANEAN COAST
Visitors sunbathe, dive, sail, and fish along the vast stretches of glistening, white sandy Mediterranean beaches
covering a 810- mile coast. Beach resorts include Tabarka, Hammamet, Sousse and Jerba.
El-Kantaoui's 27-hole golf course and Andalusian style marina is a
fully-integrated tourism complex.Tunisia's Saharan tourism attractions includes an international golf course situated
under Tozeur's lush palm groves as well as many desert festivals.
The perched village of Sidi Bou Said offers a unique scenery of domes,
arched doors and balconies in blue and white set against a sparkling sea.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Punic and Roman archaeological sites can be visited in Carthage and other historical
areas around the country. They include second century Roman temple in Dougga, the Phoenician port of Utica, Sbeitla's
Roman temples and arches, Bulla Regia's Roman villas and El Jem's Coliseum, which is second only to Rome. The Bardo
Museum, near Tunis, boasts the largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world.
ARCHITECTURE
Masterpieces of Arab-Islamic architecture attract the attention of visitors. Among them:
the Great Mosque of Kairouan, the Moslem World's fourth holiest city, and the Great Mosque of Ezzitouna, at the
center of the old city (the Medina) of Tunis.
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