Travel Guide Ghar El Melh

It is reached by a road lined with palm trees, olive trees and fig trees. This fishing port, also called Porto Farina, is located near Raf Raf, on the opposite point of Cape Zebib, opposite the island Plane. Framed by three beautiful fortresses, it retains port facilities from the last century and an older fortress built by a privateer, Ousta Mourad, in the 17th century. It was the outport of Utica during the Punic period and then a hideout for the privateers who fought against Charles V in 1535. It was with the arrival of the Andalusians around 1640 that the village became active again. In 1655, the fortress resisted, among other things, an English bombardment to free English prisoners. Like the villages of Raf Raf and El Alia, Porto Farina, the most typical of the three, has a number of Andalusian-style houses. El Alia, nicely clinging to the side of the Jebel Hakima, offers the visitor some remains of a Roman oppidum. What remains today is a village, where life does not seem to be in a hurry, with its green hills behind its white houses, colorful fishing boats. The place breathes serenity, kids are playing while moms are talking and working, fishermen are reeling. At the end of the cape, we arrive after 6 km to Sidi el Mekki, with its beautiful panorama, and its mausoleum which dominates the sea. Its white sand beach is appreciated by Tunisians