Tunisia Hotels

Tunisia is a country in Northern Africa that has a Mediterranean Sea coastline in the very centre of Mediterranean Africa. Tunisia lies immediately to the south of Italy and Malta. Libya borders Tunisia to the south-east, whilst Algeria lies to the west. Regions: Administrative divisions :24 governorates; Ariana (Aryana), Beja (Baja), Ben Arous (Bin 'Arus), Bizerte (Banzart), El Kef (El Kaf), Gabes (Gabis), Gafsa (Gafsah), Jendouba (Jandouba), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Kasserine (Gasryn), Kebili (Guebilli), Mahdia (Al Mahdiya),Mannouba (Mannouba), Medenine (Midnin), Monastir (Munastir), Nabeul (Nabul), Sfax (Safaqis), Sidi BouZid (Sidi BouZid), Siliana (Siliana), Sousse (Soussa), Tataouine (Tatawin), Tozeur (Touzer), Tunis, Zaghouan (Zaghwen) .Climate: Temperate in north with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers; desert in south. Terrain:Mountains in north; hot, dry central plain; semiarid south merges into the Sahara desert. Elevation extremes :lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m
highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m .History:Independence : 20 March 1956 (from France) National holiday : Independence Day, 20 March - a time when hotel rooms are completely booked. Plan accordingly. Following independence from France in 1956, President Habib Bourguiba established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In recent years, Tunisia has taken a moderate, non-aligned stance in its foreign relations. Domestically, it has sought to diffuse rising pressure for a more open political society. Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration. Tunisia is one of Africa's easiest destinations, a place where tourists almost outnumber the locals in high summer, and flock here for the golden sandy beaches, non-stop sunshine, and exoticism on tap. It's a country where sand dunes peak like brushstrokes near Douz in the Sahara desert; the beautiful sun-bleached round houses of Jerba & Houmt Souq hide a multitude of ethnic groups, and the parched southern landscapes near Tozeur are contrasted with the sparkling water of the Mediterranean sea that frames Tunisia's northern and eastern shores. The quiet beaches of the northern coast are a secret from package tourists sizzling on the heaving sandy stretches of Hammamet and Monastir. Star Wars film sets are crammed with tourist groups. The country's capital, Tunis, is a gritty yet lively urban centre, where the walls of the medina get clogged by day visitors and shopkeepers keen to make a buck.Tunisia also has some fascinating places to stay: a luxury, air-conditioned camp site in the middle of the desert, a revamped, stylish rural dwelling on Jerba island, or old merchants' inns with kaleidoscopic tiles and sunny courtyards. Though package tourism has brought jobs and relative prosperity to parts of the country, much of traditional local culture still grates uncomfortably against modern influences, so tread lightly and enjoy this diverse, fascinating country.