Despite its geographic position sitting on the Mediterranean coast of Northwest Africa, Tunisia feels like the confluence of a Middle Eastern culture in a Roman Empire landscape.
With the majority of Tunisians being Muslim and speaking Arabic, the pervasive culture in Tunisia is one of an Arab country. But Tunisia has adopted many characteristics of the Mediterranean culture a reminder that it was once known as Roman Africa. You can visit the Mosque of Testour accented with so much Mediterranean blue you would think you were on the island of Santorini; or look out at olive groves on the hilly countryside in which you’d swear you were in Tuscany; or the vista of ancient ruins of such extent and preservation taking you back to medieval Rome.
Top highlights on this trip included:
El Jem Amphitheatre
Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Thugga
Sidi Bou Said
Carthage
Mosaics also see blog: Pieces of Roman History