Exploring the abandoned fair of Nabeul


I enjoy strolling around with my camera and discovering places that are a little off the beaten track. This place sparked memories of the abandoned airfield in Battambang as well as the old fun fair in Yangon. I was roaming around the beach when I found a door leading me into the abandoned fair of Nabeul. I found the place void and flooded by sunlight. Many of the old shops and rooms had been used as a horse-stable for the horses that draw coaches through the streets on the weekend.

The beautiful garden documented the importance of the fair of Nabeul before it was long forgotten. I suspect the place must have been used to showcase many different handcrafts and products of the area. I could not resist but had to dream of a cool hostel or one of the most unusual office spaces in town. The building is build in 2 circles enclosing each other and looks really cool when looked at from above. However I did not find any information about the abandoned fair of Nabeul in the time before it’s current state. The internet hasn’t arrived at this place yet.

The ambient feeling of business

The roof had many circular skylights which gave the rooms a special lightning. One of the pictures shows the art of ceramic tiles that the area is famous for. The place is right next to the main road of the town and documents the lack of perspective as well as the Grandezza and animation that the region must have radiated once ago. If I come back to Tunis I will take a look at the public archives to find out more about the fair of Nabeul and perhaps publish some original pictures back from the days later.

The circular buildings of the fair of Nabeul
The fair of Nabeul has seen better days
Sunlight flooding the fair of Nabeul
A mattress sits in one of the exhibition halls of the fair
The fair of Nabeul is used as a horse-stable nowadays
The entrance of the old fair of Nabeul
Red or blue pill for the fair of Nabeul