Resorts and cities in Monastir region

The city of Monastir is situated on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia, at a distance of 160 km from the capital Tunis.

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Monastir City

Monastir City

The city of Monastir is situated on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia, at a distance of 160 km from the capital Tunis. It is the capital of Monastir Governorate, an important airport and one of the most important resorts on the Tunisian coast. Monastir has been inhabited since time immemorial, archaeologists have found here Berber settlements, a Phoenician port, a Carthaginian and Roman city, a colony of Byzantine and finally the center of the city is famous Christian monastery and given the modern name of the town, Monastir of course coming from the Monastery.


Mahdia

Mahdia

Mahdia, Arabic: (al-Mahdiya), is a Tunisian coastal city with 37,000 inhabitants. Tucked away like a precious jewel between Sousse and Sfax, this lovely port modestly conceals its prestigious and adventurous past. Proclaimed the capital of Tunisia in 921, Mahdia was long the center of a power struggle between the Caliph of Cairo and local sovereigns. Repeatedly attacked by nomads, Genoese navies, Sicilian troops, liberated by the Berbers, Mahdia became a headquarters for the pirates of Dargouth and battles with Spanish and Maltese knights. Mahdia of today is that of the fisherman mending his nets and the silk weavers in the Rue Sidi Jaber.


Skanes

Skanes

If you like sun, Skanes holidays are ideal for you. Skanes is located on the east coast of the country, enjoys many sunny days throughout the year. Skanes is a warm climate all the year round, with peak season temperatures of 30-35 degrees Celsius. The region enjoys 300 days of sunshine per year and is often lauded Skanes lack of rainy days. Skanes Beach enjoying white sand washed by a blue sea. Most hotels have their own private beach with this beautiful white sand so you can sunbathe and relax in privacy. Snorkelling, swimming and other water sports activities are present along the beach of Skanes, so you can be sure that it will not get bored on your vacation.


Skanes Monastir

Skanes Monastir

One of the most beautiful cities in Tunisia, located about 160 kilometers from Tunis, has an international airport. The town is dominated by the imposing building of the monastery Ribat of the Eighteenth century and a mosque dateing the Nineteenth Century. The city is especially known as the birthplace of the first president Habib Bourghuiba. A special attention desurves the Bourghuiba wonderful family mausoleum, built in traditional style with two minarets and a golden dome in the middle. The harbour with ships and yachts is called Cap Monastir, and on the beaches nearby, called Skanes, we find luxury hotels.