Sousse

Tunisia's third-biggest city has three major drawcards: long sandy Boujaffar Beach, the Unesco-protected Aghlabid-era medina and the small but superb Sousse Archaeological Museum. All are visited and enjoyed as much by locals as they are by tourists.

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