Hamamet
Letovanje u Tunisu 1982. “Baza” je bio hotel u blizini Hamameta. Smestaj mi je bio u vili, na samoj obali mora, u okviru hotelskog kompleksa. Mada mi je more bilo na 10-15 metara od vile (prakticno u dvoristu), vreme sam provodio na bazenu i u – skitanju po Tunisu.
Hammamet
Summer vacation in Tunisia 1982. "The headquarters" was a hotel near Hammamet. My accommodation was in a villa, right on the shore of the sea, within the hotel complex. Although the sea was about 10-15 meters from the villa (practically in the backyard), I spent my time by the pool and wandering around Tunisia.
Kartagina
Kartagina je bio jedan od najvažnijih trgovačkih centara antičkog Mediterana i jedan od najbogatijih gradova klasičnog sveta. Antički grad je uništen tokom skoro trogodišnje opsade Kartagine od strane Rimske republike tokom Trećeg punnerskog rata 146. godine pre nove ere. Ponovo je razvijen vek kasnije kao rimska Kartagina. Postao glavni grad Rimskog carstva u provinciji Afrika.
Carthage
Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world.
The ancient city was destroyed in the nearly three year siege of Carthage by the Roman Republic during the Third Punic War in 146 BC. It was re-developed a century later as Roman Carthage.It became the major city of the Roman Empire in the province of Africa.
Kairvan
Kairvan je glavni grad Kairvanske pokrajine i UNESCO-ova Svetska baština. Grad su osnovali Umayjadi oko 670. godine u vreme halife Mu'avije (vladao 661–680); tada je postao važan centar sunitske islamske nauke i kur'anskog učenja, privlačeći muslimane iz raznih delova sveta.
Glavna atrakcija je Džamija Uqba.
Kairouan
Kairouan is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670 in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world.
The main attraction is the Mosque of Uqba
El Dzem
El Džem je grad na jugu TunisaIma dost rimskih lokaliteta, uključujući Amfiteatar El Džem.
Tisdrus je bio rimska kolonija u blizini današnjeg El Džema. Pod Rimljanima, bio je centar proizvodnje maslinovog ulja u provinciji Afrika i bio je prilično napredan. Očuvani amfiteatar je na listi svetske kulturne baštine.
El Jem
El Jem is a town in the South of Tunisia. It is home to Roman remains, including the Amphitheatre of El Jem.
Thysdrus was Roman colony near present-day El Jem. Under the Romans, it was the center of olive oil production in the province of Africa and was quite prosperous. The surviving amphitheater is a World Heritage Site.
Duz
Douz na jugu Tunisa, poznat kao "kapija Sahare". Nazivan je "kraj palminih oaza", jer ima više od 500.000 palmi u tom području, i veliki je proizvođač "diglat noor" urmi. U prošlim vremenima, to je bila važna stanica na trans-saharskim karavanskim rutama. Danas je to destinacija za turiste koji su zainteresovani da vide pustinju, i polazna tačka za pustolovine u pustinji sa kamilom, motociklom ili terenskim vozilom.
Douz
Douz in the south of Tunisia, known as the "gateway to the Sahara. It has been called the "ultimate palm oasis", because it has over 500,000 palm trees in the area, and it is a major producer of "diglat noor" dates. In previous times it was an important stop on the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Today, it is a destination for tourists who are interested in seeing the desert, and a starting point for desert treks by camel, motorcycle, or four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Matmata
Matmata je mali berberski grad u južnoj Tuniziji. Većina lokalnih berberskih stanovnika živi u tradicionalnim podzemnim "trogloditskim" strukturama. Strukture tipične za selo se prave kopanjem velike rupe u zemlji. Oko perimetra rupe se zatim kopaju pećine koje se koriste kao sobe, pri čemu neka domaćinstva sadrže više rupa, povezanih prolazima sličnim rovovima.
Cela oblast mi je licila na mesecevu povrsinu (Kazu da su neki delovi filma “ratovi zvezda” bili tamo snimani).
Hotel u kome smo prenocili je bio citav pod zemljom. Sastojao se od 3 velike rupe nalik kraterima. U jednoj je bila recepcija i plato sa restoranom i improvizovanom pozornicom gde su lokalci izvodili predstave, uglavnom igre, za turiste.
“Stacionar’ sa “sobama-pecinama” je bio smesten u drugom i trecem krateru. Vrata na “sobama” su me podsecala na vrata u oborima ali iz dva dela, donjem i gornjem, koji su mogli da se otvaraju nezavisno jedan od drugog.
Kazu da nikada nisu imali problem sa manjkom “soba”; kada bi bio potreban dodatni smestaj, iskopali bi novu pecinu.
Matmata
Berber residents live in traditional underground "troglodyte" structures.
The structures typical for the village are created by digging a large pit in the ground. Around the perimeter of this pit caves are then dug to be used as rooms, with some homes comprising multiple pits, connected by trench-like passageways.
This area reminded me of the surface of the moon (They say that some parts of the "Star Wars" movie were filmed there). The hotel where we stayed overnight was entirely underground. It consisted of three large holes resembling craters. In one of them was the reception and a plateau with a restaurant and an improvised stage where locals performed plays, mostly dances, for tourists. The "stationary" with "cave-rooms" was located in the second and third craters. The doors to the "rooms" reminded me of doors in animal pens, but they were in two parts, lower and upper, which could open independently of each other. They say they never had a problem with a lack of "rooms"; when additional accommodation was needed, they would dig a new cave.