- The ruins of Carthage

- Souku in Tunis

- Popularity among European tourists

- Sidi Bou Said

Tunisia climate is diverse, in the north subtropical climate is Mediterranean type and on the south is dominated by tropical dry.

The average July temperature is 25 ° C on the coast to 35 ° C in the south, which also makes that Tunisia is a frequent choice when planning exotic beach vacation.

Summer above the Sahara blow dry, hot Sirocco wind, which causes a significant increase in air temperature.

March-May and September-October are the best, if you want to visit and avoid the greatest heat.

Tunisia is a Muslim country and although alcohol is not forbidden, do not drink in public places, as well as catering establishments are not licensed to sell it.

Avoid eating food, drinking and smoking in the streets during the day in Ramadan, as this may cause adverse reactions from the Tunisians.

Women are observed from wearing clothing lax in public places, m.in. in the bazaars and mosques nearby, as well as in places rarely visited by tourists.

Sunbathing topless on the beach is prohibited.

Tunisians have great language skills - being on souku certainly hear sloganiki advertising in multiple languages, eg. vendor call the Poles hear joyful cry, "Poland Poland, good price, price for a Pole, not for Americans."

Unfortunately, the language skills Tunisians do not mean a large percentage of people speaking English in a communicative even better to know you're heading to Tunisia, but the French base.

74.3%

To enter Tunisia visa are required regardless of country of residence. Transit visas are issued for 24 hours in transit by air and 48 hours in transit by land. Visas are issued by diplomatic and consular posts Tunisia. The maximum period of validity of three months. In case of extension of stay should be extended to provide hotel reservations or consent of the person inviting. Total tourist can not stay longer than three months.

At the entrance is not required to hold a return ticket or a specific amount for the duration of your stay.

The passport should be valid for at least three months longer than the stated return date.

In larger cities operate National Tourist Information Office (ONTT), mostly in collaboration with the Syndicat d'Initiatif, which has detailed information on local matters. Both institutions offer maps, brochures and give advice to tourists.

Syndicat D'Initiatif:

Bizerte
1 rue de Constantinople
tel. 72/432897

Monastir
Rue de Quartier I'Independence Charge
tel. 73/461205

Nabeul
Avenue Taieb Mehiri
tel. 72/286737

Susa
Avenue Habib Bourguiba 1
tel. 73/225157/8/9

Tabarka
Rue Al-Zouaoui
tel. 78/644491

Tozeur
Avenue Abou Kacem Chebbi
tel. 76/454503

Tunis
Rue Hattem Ettai 2
tel. 71/834403

Embassy of Tunisia in Poland

Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia in Poland
HE. Béchir Chebaane
st. Myśliwiecka 14, 00-459 Warsaw
tel. 0 22 628 25 86
tel. 0 22 628 63 30
Fax: 0 22 621 62 95
E-mail: at.varsovie [at] it.com.pl

Polish Embassy in Tunis

5, Impasse No. 1, Rue de Cordon, 2092 El Manar I, Tunis
tel. 00216 71 873 837
Fax 00216 71 872 987
E-mail: amb-Unis [at] email.ati.tn

There is an obligation Reporting. For stays in hotels this occurs automatically, and in other situations, this obligation rests with the person inviting.

By analogy with the provisions of entry.

Not recommended to use the public health. In the private hospital, including the potential costs of treatment, day free from 200 TND.

Each hotel has the addresses of doctors who are called as necessary by the reception will come at any time of day or night.

Good advice can be obtained also in pharmacies, where often you can get the necessary medicines without a prescription. In each village there is a pharmacy on duty at night, which is open even on Sunday and holiday nights.

Take out personal insurance, although not required, is desirable because of the high cost of medical care.

Ambulance: 491, 313

The countrywide emergency number: 197

Night duty physicians: 71 71 71

Tourists visiting Tunisia are suffering the most during their stay at the upset, a sunburn or sunstroke.

Beware of pickpockets and thefts in hotels and beaches.

In the event of loss of important documents, please contact the local police - in every town has its outposts.

Rather, absent.

Police: 197

Lord, in particular the delicate beauty of European (blodnynki with fair skin) should pay attention to the crude Tunisians, for which they are a great attraction.

Tunisia shares a border with Algeria and Libya.


Algeria
There are many border crossings between Tunisia and the various cities in eastern Algeria. For travelers, the southern border crossing between Nefta and El-Oued is the best, but it is worth checking the current situation before leaving.

Libya
Visiting Libya is possible only under an organized tour, travel options to arrive at the border, where travelers have come together tour operators arranged in advance.

National network of airports is a moderately developed. Airports are located in Tunis, Monastir, Safakisie, Tauzarze, Kafsie, Kabisie. The most popular line is the Tunis - Djerba (perform several flights daily), and Tunis - Sfax.

An excellent way to explore the surroundings of Tunis is the TGM railway, connecting the center of Tunis to Carthage, Sidi Bou Saddam and beaches.

Rail network (SNCFT) is not very complex, but reaches out to many places, it is convenient and quite punctual, but sometimes the trains are very crowded, but easy to get a ticket and find out the timetable.

Between the majority of Tunisian city buses, but often crowded, and very hard to know where they are going. The most popular are Practically, collective taxis, ie. louage. Louage do not run according to schedule, but only when the vehicle is full. The fare is slightly higher than the price of bus ticket.

Is respected Polish driving license. On the road caution - Tunisians easily treat traffic rules and vehicle condition worse rather than better.

Taxis - excellent, very convenient and economical option - for a 45-minute drive from the south-eastern outskirts of Tunis to Carthage I paid the equivalent of 20 gold.

Taxi drivers can also be very helpful when searching for hard goods - in truth rather not speak English, but if you know French you can ask a taxi driver that showed us where to get strong alcohol, which in Tunisia is very difficult to get. Mr. taxi driver took me to the back of rozładowni hypermarket, in which men suspected of selling the vodka in a tightly wrapped plastic bags - and the price was good and service complex, so you got a nice tip the taxi driver (another matter that for all these services expect discount) .

Internet is gaining in popularity, but network access in hotels is not currently. Network access can be obtained at the premises of the state's PUBLINET. The fee is ok. TND 1.500 per hour.

1 Tunisian Dinar (TND) = 1000 millimów

In common use are international credit cards VISA, Master and Maestro. In larger cities there are ATMs.

Baguette - 0.30 DT / pc
Butter - 0.70 DT / pc
Milk - 0.50 DT / l
Pizza - 3.00 - 4.00 DT
Hamburger - 2.00 - 3.00 DT / pc
Mineral Water - 0.50 DT / l
Coca-Cola - 0.50 DT / 0,33 l
Ice Cream - 0.80 DT / pc
Coffee - 0.60 DT
Wine - 2.00 - 35.00 DT / l
Beer 0.3 l - 1.50 DT (note, they are often non-alcoholic)

On ordinary days shops are usually open until 19.00 (except for large shops that are open longer). In the tourist season tourist shops in the villages they work longer, up to an hour.

The best source for local markets and of course the medinach, although there are convenient supermarkets, where you will find both the Tunisian and European products.

- Delicious dates

- Figs

- Coffee

- Green tea

- Halva

- Leather products bought on souku

- Shisha (remember the tobacco flavor and węgielkach)

- Multi-colored scarves

- Jewelry

- Harissa

Do not export Tunisian currency abroad - an attempt may result in the confiscation of cash, eg. at the airport (without compensation!).

Hotels are not responsible for valuables left in the hotel - also as documents. In view of the frequent theft, even in reputable hotels recommended the use of safes.

Tunisian cuisine is varied and tasty, full of many meat dishes (beef, mutton, lamb) and fish (tuna, sole, sea devil). Meats are often served in the company of raw, cooked or grilled vegetables. Each meal is preceded by an appropriate dose of harissy - very hot red pepper paste mixed with olive oil.

Sweets in Tunisia have been influenced by Turkish and French cuisine. Most cookies are just the traditional Turkish pedigree - sweet with honey and walnuts, fried in deep oil. In turn, a delicious chocolate mousse from France.

brik - a thin pancake stuffed with vegetables, egg, tuna or shrimp

Fatima sticks - thin dough stuffed with meat

delicious and light salads like. Salade Tunisienne (tomato, cucumber, lettuce, olives, egg, tuna and / or shrimp)

mechouia (grilled eggplant, peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, garlic)

kebab

melons, watermelons, dates and figs - are nowhere as tasty as in Africa

gazelle horns - sweet, cookie dates

baklawe - puff pastry with walnuts and almonds

halvah

you can try a very acute harissy

Rather we say, what to take with you - stocks of alcohol, because it is difficult to get him Tunisia.

Must try the Tunisian tea. The ritual of drinking tea is accompanied m.in. smoking hookah. Tea is often served with a stem of fresh mint or a handful of pine nuts.

In Tunisia, they are very convenient deli, where you can buy take-aways. Also, do not worry about small local pubs - are clean and they served in the typical dishes of the Tunisian cuisine tastes better than the expensive hotels - what's more, eating more often in hotels is quite bad, and certainly has little in common with the Tunisian cuisine - is rather a loose variation on what they imagine is the Tunisians, "European food."

Waiters (and taxi drivers) usually gives a few coins, in tourist centers waiters in restaurants are accustomed to 10%.

When it is warm, you can calmly settle for delicious food, fresh fruit for breakfast, lunch and dinner, gnaw figs and dates in the dessert:)

- Sidi Bou Said is a picturesque town right next to Tunis, which looks like a postcard - all the houses are painted white and the shutters and doors are blue. For several years, this place going the wealthiest people of Tunisia.

- Carthage - currently the most exclusive suburbs of Tunis, has retained an important position - right here, at the place chosen because of the symbolic and natural beauty, built in the presidential palace. The most important places are available for visitors Byrsa Hill and National Museum of Carthage, but it is also necessary to see Roman theater, amphitheater, and villas, spas Antony, Tophet, Punic ports. Large impressive Museum of Early Christianity, and the basilica cistern Malga Damous el-Karita. It is worth to buy one day ticket giving access to explore all the interesting sights (5.2 TD, shooting a TD).

- Tozeur is an attraction in itself - the medina with unprecedented anywhere outside and Naphtali architecture, palm forests, vast museum of Dar Charait with two theme parks (3000 years of Tunisian history and Tales of 1001 nights).

- Cap Bon, especially hot springs attraction Korbous is frequented mainly by Tunisians, so European tourists instantly arouse considerable interest.

- La Goulette - port town which is today part of Tunis, has its own charm and unique atmosphere. This is quite a quiet neighborhood, where you can stroll the beach and posnuć between the villas.

- Douz - a town which is gateway to the Sahara. Both the market and use the side streets are filled with stalls and.

- Medina of Tunis - luxury, a multitude of people and articles, and hidden old buildings open to the public make this place very attractive for tourists (and zakupowo!)

- Medina Sfaxie - absolutely climate diverges from the Medina in Tunis and Soussie, due to trace amounts of off-season tourists, the most authentic. You can buy a plastic saucepan in the shape of hearts used by ladies to pour the water in almost the original Hammam baths and clothes.

- The ruins of Carthage

- Bardo Museum in Tunis - known by its mozaikom, collections are really stunning

- Palm forests - for example,. around Gabes, Tozeur and Douz

- Cork forests around Ain Darham

Day holiday in Tunisia on Sunday also celebrated national holidays and religious.

As Tunisia celebrates the following:

- The feast of sacrifice

- The occasion of the feast of Ramadan

- Muslim New Year

- Muhammad's birthday

Usually on Sundays and public holidays, shops and restaurants are open as on a weekday. However, they are closed on these days all offices.

- Tampons. This is at least strange in a country where one of the main activity is swimming in the sea, but the ladies can have a big problem with their purchase (in stores, it was not, but you can find in pharmacies will find time to say).

- Measures to sunburn.

A great solution is befriending the local (unfortunately, it is mostly needed for this knowledge of French). Thanks to a few informal conversations with the gentlemen at the reception, I managed to go to the pool where I wanted to przyhotelowy. The Lord met in the Medina in Tunis took me to the roof of one of the buildings, which saw a stunning panorama of the city. Taxi Driver, zagadany nice, took me to the hideout, where they sold vodka. Tunisia adventure!