The wealthy merchant family that commissioned this 17th-century courtyard house in the medina didn't stint when it came to the decorative detailing, and the result is a gorgeous building adorned with carved-wood panels, richly coloured tiles and ornate carved stuccowork. The displays include traditional costumes and jewellery, but the building is the star attraction.
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 - 0.08 MILES - There's hardly a souvenir shop in sight within the monumental medieval walls of Sfax's Unesco-listed medina. The narrow thoroughfares are crowded with… 
 - Musée de l’Architecture Traditionnelle de Sfax - 0.26 MILES - Originally built by the Aghlabids as a watchtower and steadily expanded into a kasbah, the fort built into the southwest ramparts of Sfax's medina walls… 
 - 0.27 MILES - A good example of colonial-era architecture, this building dates from the late 19th century and initially functioned as the French consulate. It now… 
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0.08 MILES
There's hardly a souvenir shop in sight within the monumental medieval walls of Sfax's Unesco-listed medina. The narrow thoroughfares are crowded with…
2. Musée de l’Architecture Traditionnelle de Sfax
0.26 MILES
Originally built by the Aghlabids as a watchtower and steadily expanded into a kasbah, the fort built into the southwest ramparts of Sfax's medina walls…
0.27 MILES
A good example of colonial-era architecture, this building dates from the late 19th century and initially functioned as the French consulate. It now…