Tunisian resort town Hammamet, located on the shore of the same name of the bay attracts tourists from all over the world not only with the blue sea and golden sands, but also with its sights. A curious traveler will always find what to see in Hammamet, because the city meets a unique nature and characteristic architecture. Pay attention, strolling along Hammamet, that houses in it are not higher than cypresses - this is a strict rule of town-planning. What else to see interesting in Hammamet, consider in our virtual tour.
Medina Hammamet
The medina of Hammamet belongs to historical places of interest. Its first buildings appeared more than eight centuries ago. In its appearance it is an old city surrounded by walls. Today it is guided by excursions, showing tourists old houses, mosques, fountains. On the territory of modern Medina is a lot of shops, where you can buy souvenirs for every taste - carpets, ceramic and copper utensils, leather products.
Fortress Ribat
Fortress Ribat is a Spanish fort built in the X-XI centuries, another name is Fort Kasba. He is adjacent to Medina Hammamet. In form, the fortress is a square with a tower, and it can enter only from one entrance. Tourists are invited to visit the internal premises, see the mausoleum of the monk-warrior Sidi Bulali, which is located inside the fortress, as well as admire the view of the city from the thirteen-meter fortress walls.
Villa Sebastian
Attractions of Tunisia in the city of Hammamet are admired even by world stars. The famous Villa Sebastian was once visited by Baron Rothschild, Winston Churchill, Sophie Lorien and other celebrities. The villa is a huge beautiful house in the Moorish style, which more than a hundred years ago was built by the Romanian millionaire George Sebastian. Today it houses the International Cultural Center.
Carthage Land
Bypassing attention, being in the city of Hammamet, amusement park Carthage Land would be an unforgivable mistake. This is a local Disney Land with attractions, however, it does not live cartoon characters, but historical personalities. For example, all visitors are met by Hannibal with pirates. Entertainment in the park is of an adventure character, which is a complex labyrinth with tasks or an attraction in the form of a boat sailing through the stormy sea.
Aquapark Flipper
Aquapark in Hammamet - a large area of water adventures, this is the largest water park in the territory of Tunisia. It is built three complexes - one for children and two adults, where you can find both simple slides, and the most intricate. For them, purified sea water is used, which comes from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea. An interesting spectacle of the Flipper Water Park in Hammamet is elephant, dolphin, giraffe, and whale sculpture, built in full size.
Zoo of Phrygia
The zoo is not located in Hammamet itself, but 30 km from it. This is an area of 35 hectares, resembling rather than a zoo, and a safari park where animals live outside the cells. On dangerous animals you can see from the high decks built for visitors, and peaceful fauna representatives can be seen near and even pat. The Zoo in Hamamet was organized in 2000 by a private person to save some endangered species of animals, and today it is the embodiment of the African fauna with its elephants, zebras, giraffes, flamingos, antelopes and other animals.
As you can see, the sights of Hammamet will make rest in Tunisia versatile and cultural! It is enough just to issue a passport and a visa to Tunisia !