The Vintage blacksmiths of Bab Jdid
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If you need to sharpen your sword or repair your armour.. ok not in these actual days but not that long ago just behind Bab jedid, one of the few still standing medieval gate of the old medina of Tunis, […]
Read MoreAbandoned Asylum in Tunis
This place used to be an Asylum in downtown Tunis then was abandoned for obviously long years. Walking in the corridors feels like being in some horror movie Silent Hill style. Share This:
Read MoreTunis from the rooftops of the Medina
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From the rooftops of the Medina, you can have an interesting view of both the medieval and the modern Tunis. Share This:
Read MoreCelebrations of the Mawlid
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To celebrate the Mawled ( Birth of the Prophet) some zewya organize a Kharja, mystical singing, lot of encens and celebrations in the streets of the medina. Many Tunisians join to celebrate this holy event. Share This:
Read MoreTourbet Ali Bacha
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Built originally as the Mausoleum of Ali Bacha , a former bloody ottoman governor of Tunis. His remains have been transferred to Tourbet el Bey and the building is used as a HQ for the association of the old students of […]
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Small shops of the medina
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Some smalls shops of the medina of Tunis are timecapsules from another time and another era. The owers have often inherited the shop and the activity from their ancestors who did it for generations. Share This:
Read MoreFaces of The Medina – Part 1 –
People i encounter so often while roaming in the medina that sometimes they’re become no more strangers anymore. Share This:
Read MoreZawiya Sidi Belhassen Chedly
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Sidi Belhassen Chedly is one of the most known and iconic soufi Saints of Tunis. His Zewya was at first his monastery where is meditates in one of the highest hill of Tunis. After his death the Zewya became his […]
Read MoreThe Abandoned church in the Medina
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Couldn’t find much informations about the history of this small, discrete arabesque style, church deep in the old medina of Tunis. Like many other churches here, it has been transformed into a cultural space with a theatre scene. Even with this […]
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