Hammamet is a resort town on the Mediterranean coast at 65 km from the capital Tunis, in the south east of the peninsula of Cap Bon. As the name says (meaning hammam Turkish bath), beaches, and warm clear water made it a favorite destination since the Islamic period.
In the early twentieth century the town became a representative of the tourist resorts of the country.
Like most cities Tunisia and Hammamet Medina is surrounded by fortifications and dating from the fifteenth century, with its fortress (Casbah), and habitual souk.
There are two main axes in Hammamet: Avenue Habib Bourguiba and Avenue of the Republic, close to downtown.
Yasmine Hammamet is the new Tunisian resort and first in the top of our recommendations. Situated just one hour from Tunis Carthage airport and the Monastir and Hammamet just 6 minutes, the resort offers over 45 top hotels, best restaurants, gardens and wide streets with palm trees.
Yasmine Hammamet stretches over 4 km of beach and has an area of 278 ha. Boasts resort hotels, villas and bungalows in a 80% fall in category 4 and 5 star hotels.
Along with the most recently built hotel chains, Yasmine Hammamet is remarkable not only because of Medina, traditional markets (souks), thalasoterapie centers, commercial galleries, green spaces and animation centers but also two famous golf courts, and Yasmine Cytrus, located just 5 km from the resort.
