Kairouan Travel Blogs

Kairouan. A city famous for its carpetcraft. Here everybody makes carpets, and before you know it, you've bought one. When we entered the city, the rain finally stopped and the sun broke through. It seemed like the world was suddenly happy we were in Kairouan. Off course, when you are in Kairouan, …

Kairouan city of the big mosque and the carpets. (in another tunisia blog i have written more about Kairouan) Oh wat i have heard is that there are a lot of scorpions in Kairouan. But or i am blind or i have just been lucky not meeting one.

just put us on a plane or a mountain (just don't put the plane into the mountain) and we will be happy!!! this is much more a photo album than an actual blog. those will come soon!

My vacacion to Tunisia! Visited Kairouan, El Djem, Monastir and Port el Kantaoui!

This is the city where the most important mosque is of whole tunisia. The Main Mosque. Kairouan is called in arabic القيروان . This used to be the capital city of Tunisia. The position is about 160 km south of Tunis.  Early in the morning Marjolein, mandy and I took a taxi to the lou…

Two weeks in Tunisia

My friend Will and I decided to drive down to Tunisia from London taking the ferry from Marseille and drive back through Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. I decided to make things more exciting I'd buy an old car...

One week trip to Southern Tunisia

Stop in front of the mosque from the VII c. AD, with one of the most important monuments of the Arabic culture in North Africa. Next to the mosque there is a market where we can buy some traditional souvenirs.

7 Day trip to Tunisia with my family. Also included a 2 day Visit to the desert in the south.

Our first excursion was a 2 day travel to the South. We saw the big mosque in Kairouan. After that we went to Gafsa for lunch, and on to El Hamma for a little Jeep-trip to 2 mountain oasis, Chebika and Tamerza. In Chebika we went to see the mountains where they dig up mineral stones, and a lit…

Kairouan is defined as the holiest city of Tunisia, being the oldest Islamic settlement, having the oldest mosque in North Africa and the world' oldest minaret. By story in 670, the general of the invading Arab forces, Oqba bin Nafi, found a golden cup in the sands here, a golden cup that he ha…

I have been to Tunisia 5 times. Since I've done many things I decided to write a blog about Tunisia in general and the places I've visit.