Tunisia Travel Stories

Mar 14, 2019 • 7 min read

Over the centuries, the medinas of the Maghreb have disseminated their magic far outside the monumental walls that surround them. Weary traders have…

Feb 22, 2019 • 5 min read

Spring is the perfect season to visit Tunis. As the short, rainy winter months give way to longer days and the return of uninterrupted sunshine, the city…

Feb 19, 2019 • 8 min read

Tunisia's Berber community was largely ignored and silenced during the long years before the ouster of former president Ben Ali, but since the 2011…

Jan 4, 2019 • 5 min read

Tunisians love to eat, but not as much as they love to feed their guests. If you're invited to a Tunisian home for dinner, you'll be regaled with a…

Nov 8, 2018 • 6 min read

With few touristy sites, industrial Sfax usually falls off travellers’ radars, but its 1200-year-old medina – the smallest in Tunisia – has plenty of…

Oct 19, 2018 • 7 min read

Tunisia, ribboned by a thousand kilometres of prime Mediterranean coastline and blessed with a sun-drenched interior, might not be the first place that…

Oct 15, 2018 • 6 min read

Long a popular winter sun destination for Europeans, Tunisia’s resorts and beaches often come with locals leading brightly saddled camels for tourists to…

Sep 20, 2018 • 6 min read

Luke Skywalker was not a fan of his home planet, Tatooine. 'If there's a bright centre to the universe,' he moaned to C-3PO at the beginning of the…

Aug 28, 2018 • 8 min read

Tunis itself has all the charm you need for a short break, but if you’re staying longer, the city makes a great base for exploring the north and central…

Jul 18, 2018 • 5 min read

A stay in one of Tunisia's traditional dars is the best way to get up close to the cultural heritage of these historic houses, as well as the colour and…

Jul 2, 2018 • 7 min read

As the mercury soars and the beach resorts fill up along the coasts of the Mediterranean, there’s one place where you can still stake out your own patch…

Jun 21, 2018 • 5 min read

Lonely Planet Local Erin Harvey moved to Tunis two years ago and has relished the relaxed pace of life and the many sunny days, which are perfect for…

Mar 14, 2018 • 5 min read

For such a small island, Djerba is bursting with cultural richness. Swimming in the sea off Tunisia’s southeastern coast, it contains all the…

Oct 10, 2017 • 4 min read

Surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean, the northeastern reaches of Tunis are the place to soak up reliable sunshine and the cosmopolitan…

Apr 1, 2013 • 4 min read

A fount of solitude and the desert of childhood imaginings, the Sahara Desert is like nowhere else on earth. It is the world’s largest desert, at once…