Tourism in Tunisia (Sousse)

Sousse: Jewel of the Tunisian coast

The city is located Tunisian "Weevil" on the Mediterranean coast, 160 kilometers southeast of the capital, and annually attracts more than 1.5 million tourists; where the advantage of its temperate climate which encourages all kinds of entertainment, making this city a magnet for tourists in all seasons of the year, and is considered Sousse or as they are called "coast jewel" of the most beautiful cities in Tunisia, where stretches along about 170 kilometers and width is 25 kilometers, is one of the most important cities of natural resources in Tunisia.

Characterized Sousse beauty of its location on the Mediterranean coast, which is divided into two parts, the old neighborhood, which is surrounded by a fence and is located in the "Rabat famous" and has most of the effects of the Arab and Romanian old, and its Great Mosque, also features the markets of old, which sells hardware like a traditional carpet and woodwork and copper, and the second part of which runs the length of five kilometers on the coast and is a deluxe modern, which are mostly tourist hotels and each hotel, including its own private beach, in addition to swimming pools, playgrounds and nightclubs, which offers the popular folklore as well as beautiful gardens, and is characterized by its hotels geometric Arabic.

Ancient Arab neighborhood of the most famous neighborhoods of Sousse and the most attractive for tourists
One of the most neighborhoods fame in the "Weevil" ancient Arab neighborhood, which is the kiss of tourists, it is a busy day and night, and when the market is a traditional Arab, a market-roofed established in the era of the Turks and crowded shops that offer traditional products from blankets woolen colored porcelain products and forgings copper, as they appear in this market Parisian fashion and European fashion next to the Tunisian national.


Arts and popular dishes 
Tunisian people generally likes the night life and fun has been influenced by some tourists who come to their country, and the night life in Sousse thriving Every nightclubs offer dancing Tunisian popular addition to some of the offers of foreign and dance west, in the heart of the old quarter of the city blends in a theme park art Tunisian popular with Jazz musician Bank, and tourists spend nights characterized by the magic of the East in addition to what they are accustomed to Western dances.

Sousse is famous for its traditional industries such as woodworking and copper
To the people of Sousse popular dishes using olive oil in cooking, also use "mash", a red pepper paste in most dishes, a very hot and inflamed mouth of all not accustomed to eating.
It is the scenes that enjoyed in Sousse vineyards and orchards in Grombalia surrounding the city of bathrooms and plantations and forests Zayatin coast, stretching this coastal region of southern Gulf of Hammamet to the outskirts of the city of Mahdia, without forgetting the sea and numerous bathing stations.


History of Sousse 
  The Phoenicians established a "weevil", and opened under the name "Hadramout," and enjoyed its independence until the sixth century BC, after the Punic War became weevil colony in the reign of Trajan, and a century after that date the city was attacked by the Romans, and later regained Sousse position again to continue even in the glory era of the Byzantines and then of the Islamic conquest.

Sousse and still maintain the character of the original, which includes important archaeological sites date back centuries to the second and third centuries AD, notably the "Lace" and "The Great Mosque" and "Archaeological Museum", which includes a unique collection of mosaics.

Sousse is famous citadel overlooking the sea, and is held by many festivals, such as Festival "Oso," It is the most important characteristic of that city and the outer fence of the Great Mosque as well as the "Museum of customs and traditions."


Multiple options for entertainment 
In Sousse many options of entertainment such as clubs, nightclubs, restaurants and the casino, which provides an outlet for families and Nightlife quiet and artistic performances. As manifold where facilities for children such as swimming pools and gaming cities.

Shopping in Sousse and his own pleasure, as famous for copperplate and antiques, glass, crystals and silverware, and more importantly, the prices suitable for everyone. Also, its location in the middle east to Tunisia, and the presence of sandy coastline is considered appropriate a major tourist destination for Europeans, particularly the French, and the French Sousse adores the beauty of its coastline and the diversity of their markets and the large number of archaeological monuments.


Hotels Sousse 
Sousse and includes dozens of hotels, restaurants and shops recreational activity which continues day and night, it is the city that never sleeps, a kiss families, where dozens of hotels includes two categories of four and five star adorned marina receives dozens of yachts and private vessels. The port attracts large numbers of visitors who roam the shops, restaurants and cafes and enjoy seeing the sea and tourists from all over the world. One of the main hotels hotel "Butterfly" just 150 meters from the beach, the hotel offers comfortable accommodation with quality service, and the restaurant offers its own traditional cuisine of Tunisia.

There is also a hotel "Boujaafar Residence", which enjoys a privileged location on the beach, and features a restaurant serving international cuisine, and this is the hotel of the most famous hotels in Sousse for its proximity to the beach, "Boujaafar" which occupies an important place among the people of Sousse and tourists, where is visited by thousands of holidaymakers it also regulates the edge Tunisian largest folk festival is a festival (USU).
Diversified economy
Not only did the renaissance of Sousse economic Ali tourist activity only, but beyond it to the industry and after that they rely mainly on the production of olive oils became by a number of factories, including plastic factory and another for machines, mechanical and other car assembly, as well as textile mills automated spreading in villages.
The advantage of "Jewel of the coast" with olive trees, which extends over a large area, also includes "Sousse" Port coastline by active trade operations, loading and unloading, as the territory suitable for agricultural activity and livestock sheep, cattle, goats and poultry.