Sousse

Tunisia's third-biggest city is resilient, despite the 2015 terrorist attack in neighbouring Port El Kantaoui that has led to considerably diminished tourism arrivals throughout the region; those travellers who have made their way to Sousse in recent times relish not having to deal with the holiday crowds, touts, souvenir sellers and inflated hotel prices of times past. There are 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.