Northern Tunisia

Northern Tunisia is an area in Tunisia.

Regions

Northern Tunisia encompasses the governorates of Ariana, Bèja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Jendouba, Mahdia, Monastir, Nabeul, Siliana, Sousse, Tunis, and Zaghouan.

Cities

• Tunis — the laid-back capital of Tunisia with easy access to Carthage and a very authentic souk
• Bizerte
• La Goulette
• Hammamet
• Kairouan — a major site for Islamic pilgrimage
• El Kef — Byzantine and Ottoman architecture in this small town in the northwest
• La Marsa
• Monastir - ancient city with a history back to Phoenecian times; these days home of the main charter flight airport in the country
• Port El Kantaoui — a popular tourist destination in Tunisia, north of Sousse.
• Sidi Bou Said — picturesque seaside town of white houses with blue doors and shutters.
• Sousse - the town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architecture, and also a popular beach resort option
• Tabarka - Old Phoenician/Roman port city near the Algerian border in far northwest Tunisia.

Other destinations

• Carthage — Phoenician colony, biggest trade metropolis of the antique world; famously razed by the Romans; remnants now encased in a museum; site easily reached by train from Tunis.
• Dougga — impressive ruins of a remote Roman city
• El Jem — one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world.
• Kerkouane — remnants of the sole untouched Punic settlement which is a UNESCO World Heritage site
• Quamart — a purpose built beach resort just south of Tunis.

Understand

Mosque of Kairouan

Go next

Central Coastal Tunisia, Saharan Tunisia