Welcome to Korbous

Korbous, a single horseshoe-bent street clinging to a wild cliff face on Cap Bon's forgotten west coast, is Tunisia's main health resort, where mineral-rich hot springs gush from mountainsides into the shimmering aqua waters of the Mediterranean below.

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Popular since Roman times, when the area was called Aquae Calidae Carpitanae, faded Korbous feels stuck in some long-gone age. The natural springs are said to cure a range of ailments from rheumatism to cellulite, and elderly Tunisians flock here to take to the waters.

Korbous has a lot of unrealised potential: its location nestled in a towering narrow ravine is its trump card but also its downfall: the roads have suffered from landslips, and the town can now only be reached from the north.

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Top experiences in Korbous

Amazing hotels and hostels

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