Tunis, Tunisia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Tunis, Tunisia

Weather: Cloudy with periods of light rain, 51/65F.

Route: From Algiers 802 km east on A1.

Population: 638,845

Places to visit: The National Bardo Museum, Zitouna Mosque, Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul, Bab El Bhar, Dar Lasram, Mosque Sidi Youssef.

Significance: The height of Tunis was from the 12th to 16th centuries - at that time it was one of the greatest and wealthiest cities in the Muslim world.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Beautiful tile work in the medina (from whc.unesco.org)

View from above of the medina (from whc.unesco.org)