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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 [one_half] Alternative spellings: ar Bi’r Lahjar, Dar Bir Lahjar, Dār Bi’r Laḩjār, Dar Byr Lhjar 1757 >> Dar Bir Lahjar was built as a madrasa in the 18th Century. It consists of 16 rooms, including a room for prayer. In 1757, the construction was finished. 1991 […]

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 [one_half padding=”2px 2px 2px 2px”] ARCHITECTURE The building is 12,85 meter wide, and 34 meters long. The length of the building increased by 10 m from 24 meters before the first renovation in 1865. As well three chapels and the sacristy were added. The clock tower […]

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 […]