Streets squares and districts to visit Tunis

The main artery of Tunis. It crosses the whole city center starting from the Place du 14-Janvier and extending to the medina via the Place de l'Indépendance and the Avenue de France. On these Tunisian Champs-Élysées, luxury hotels and 19th century buildings with their heterogeneous architecture rub shoulders. The animation is in full swing around the cinemas, shops, newsstands and cafes. It is on this avenue that took place the great demonstrations of the revolution of January 14, 2011, including near the French embassy.

It is slightly below the museum, on the southern slope of the hill of Byrsa, and it appears as it was after the destruction of the city by the Romans. Built at the time of Hannibal, its streets intersect at right angles. From the four viewpoints located on the large Roman foundation walls, one can better appreciate the plans of the different housing units. The district of Byrsa was destroyed and burned down, along with the entire city, in 146 BC.

The former Place du 7 Novembre was renamed Place du 14 Janvier 2011 following the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of President Ben Ali.

The fountain,

in the evening, is illuminated with lights of all colors making the water dance on music projected by speakers around the square, bringing together many Tunisians. Since its renovation, the clock of the square is a strange mix between an Egyptian obelisk and the clock of the Gare de Lyon in Paris. The tower is made of openwork metal, its golden spire is gleaming, and in the evening, the electricity flows through the steel lace that rises towards the starry vault. The fountain, at its foot, silent during the day, becomes musical as soon as the night falls. One of the lively districts of the city is located south of Habib-Bourguiba Avenue, around Farhat-Hached Avenue and Barcelona Square. Small restaurants display French dishes, the atmosphere becomes feverish near the market near the place of Barcelona, the cafes are crowded.

At the height of the IndependenceSquare

, between the French Embassy and the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Cathedral, a neo-Roman building built in 1882, stands the bronze statue of Ibn Khaldun. Behind the cathedral, the rue de Rome leads to the Place de la Monnaie where the museum of the same name is located. You can continue along Avenue Habib-Thameur to Place de la République, where the pleasant Thameur Garden is located, and where Avenue de la Liberté begins, leading to the Lafayette and Belvédère districts.

The shoppingdistrict

is located on the left side of Habib-Bourguiba Avenue, when you go up towards the medina. On Khaldun Street, take a look at the Tunisian Culture House, which offers many exhibitions. This building, which formerly housed the Alliance française, has a beautiful mosaic in its center. The cinemas are numerous.

If you take Farhat-Hachedstreet

on the right, you will arrive at Barcelona square and Mongi-Bali square where the train station is located. In the center of the square stands the statue of Mongi Bali, the founder of the scouts in Tunisia. From there, you can continue by the street Abden-Wasseur, on the right, inhabited by many small shops: newspapers, photos, shoes ...

On

the

left, at the end of the street of Spain, a pedestrian street and very commercial, stands the central market. Semi-covered, open every morning except Sunday, it enchants by its smells, its colors and its animation on the background of Arabic music.