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An impression of a Greek Island in Hammamet

An impression of a Greek Island in Hammamet - Tunisia

Special feature Tunisia : An impression of a Greek Island in Hammamet

Face-to-face with this landscape, one is transported into one of Homer's texts. The Mediterranean, like a field, is a huge liquid sheet under a clear blue sky, far from the vision of a Hammamet that is overpopulated by tour buses. All one needs to do is to climb the ramparts of the citadel in order to drown out the noise and sit at a medina café, from where the views are unbelievable; the island's typical little houses line the sea. A good time to visit is end of autumn or beginning of spring, when there is no fog, just a lucid sky and sea. Under these conditions, why not slow the pace down and stroll around the medina, along the beach lining the gulf and also visit the villa of San Sebastian: a Neo-Classical residence and theatre in a pleasant garden by the sea, where the International Festival of Hammamet takes place (the dance and music festival is from beginning of July till the end of August. It has a similar program to the Carthage Festival, its sister festival).

El Jem, in the style of a Nabataean palace

Camel in the middle of the desert