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Tunisia: The Forgotten Country
The last 40 years, my wife Jean and I, have traveled the world. We never thought of Tunisia as a future destination, not until his Excellency the Ambassador of Tunisia to the United States, Mohammed Nejib Hashana, invited us to visit his country.
Now
let me share with you a slide show of this peaceful Moslem country, it’s
people, their hospitality, archeological treasures, exciting
Mediterranean beach resorts, five star hotels and yes, exceptional food.
Tunisia, formerly the ancient Roman province of Africa, is the land that
gave its name to the entire continent. Now a small, peaceful,
independent nation, Tunisia enjoys a rich heritage of successive
major civilizations.
In antiquity it was the center of the Carthaginian civilization.
After the
Punic wars, it became the heartland of Roman Africa, with its
rich provincial towns, full of building decorated with colorful mosaics.
Early Christianity was strong in this land where ST. Augustine studied,
taught and wrote many of his famous "Confessions". Later, as Islam
moved west, the city of Kairouan was the center for the spread of
the new
civilization to all of North Africa and Spain.
During Europe's Dark Ages, the Zitouna Mosque University in Tunis,
which was founded before El Azhar in Cairo, became an enlightenedcenter
of science and literature. It contributed to preserving the legacy
of ancient world.
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| ABOVE: Tourist attraction, the charming resort town of Sidi Bou Said and it`s food, near Tunis | |||
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| Famous Bardo Museum in the Capital City of Tunis | |||
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| ABOVE: Highly acclaimed Restaurant Dar El Jeld in Tunis | |||
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| ABOVE: Tunis Capital of Tunisia | |||
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| ABOVE: Magnificent food at 5 Star Residence Hotel in Gammarth, near Tunis | |||
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| Hotel Residendence | |||
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| ABOVE: Holy City of Kairouan and Mosque | |||
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| The most impressive monument in Tunisia, the Amphitheatre at El Jem | |||
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| ABOVE: World Heritage Site Roman City of Dougga-most dramatic in Tunisia | |||
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| ABOVE: Resort town of Sousse-great seafood near marina on the Mediterranean. | |||
