In Tunisian coffee is not just a simple drink, which you quickly pick up and drink while running to the next meeting. There is no room for hasts and stress. Unlike the global “to go” trend in Tunisian you still take your coffee sitting down, sip by sip, give vent to one’s thoughts or share […]

40, rue du Pascha, Medina of Tunis Photos: wikipedia.com   GOOD TO KNOW The Ottoman influence: The Beylik of Tunis (1534-1705-1881/1957) The first Ottoman conquest of Tunis took place in 1534. It wasn’t until the final Ottoman reconquest of Tunis in 1574 that the Turks permanently acquired the former Hafsid Tunisia, retaining it until the […]

Address: 11, Rue Sidi Brahim Riahi, between Dar Lasram and the Hafsia square Photos: Issam Barhoumi, Brahim Guedich, Annie Noelle, Noomen9 / wikimedia.com The building was achieved in 1850, its style meshes Andalusian, Mahgrebian, and Turkish elements. In 1878 the decoration of the dome was enhanced by master sculptors from Morocco. Sidi Brahim Riahi (1766-1850) […]

Photos:Wikipédia.org HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Khaireddine Palace, or as it is called nowadays, The Museum of Tunis-or The City Museum-, is a historical monument in the middle of the medina. After the departure of Khaireddine Pacha to Costantipole following the beginning of the French Mandate in Tunisia, the palace served as Tunisia’s high court( Tribunal-fr), hence the […]

9, rue El Monastiri, Medina of Tunis Photos: cnc.inp.tn / Wikipedia Dar el Monastiri, built in the 19th century under the reign of Mahmoud Bey ( 1814 – 1824 ) by his son Prince Hussein, and then gifted to M’hamed El Monastiri, a prominent trader in chechias (traditional felt caps) is a historical dwelling in […]

Address: 29 Tribunal Street Dar El Jaziri was one of the residences of the Jaziri family, a wealthy family of landowners, between the 12th and 18th centuries, located on Tribunal Street. It is known for having hosted the second congress of the Neo-Destour party in 1937. Secret meetings were held in the grand yards of […]

Rue Jemaa Zitouna, between Bab Bhar and Jemaa Zitouna LINKS khadija Djelouilli: Presbytere Sainte Croix peau neuve. On: ideomagazine.com. 4 October 2017 La Municipalité de Tunis et l’Ambassade d’Italie à Tunis: Sainte-Croix – Un patrimoine Méditerranéen au cœur de la Médina de Tunis Zaher Kammoun: Le Presbytere de Tunis lematin.ma: La medina de Tunis aux […]

Address: 20 rue du Tribunal, between Palais Kheireddine and Dar Lasram Coordinates: Photos: INTERFERENCE Archive, Facebook, Raouf Gara. What is today “Club Tahar Haddad”, was the former “Makhzen”, the stable and the storage, of Dar Lasram. The prestigious residency of the Lasram family was built from 1812 to 1819. Its founder, Hammouda Lasram, had bought […]

Adress: Rue el Kasbah Coordinate: 36.79846, 10.17064 Photos: INTERFERENCE Community. Coffee shops are an essential component in the social land professional ife in the Medina, “Chaffar” is one of many. As simple as it looks, it is the center of a small business complex hosting several leather artisans. The mini streets surrounding the coffee place […]