Over the course of the last 9 months I have visited Tunis quite often. If it was about Tunisian Entrepreneurship, visiting the Fripe markets or showing around friends or family that came for a visit Tunis was always worth the trip. One of my favorite parts of the city is the old Medina of Tunis. On one of my last weekends I paid another visit to the official UNESCO world heritage site and feel like it’s time to publish some pictures.

Inside the Medina of Tunis

Inside the Medina you will find various spots worth visiting. There are the busy market alleys so called souks that often also house small workshops. There are the living quarters with wonderful doors as well as palaces, schools, mosques and even bath houses. All this is topped by some of the best cafes or restaurants in this part of the city. A place well worth visiting. I will probably not be able to pay respect to all architectural or social and cultural details but I will try to show you some images of the living quarters.

Blue and yellow doors

The blue and yellow doors are a common sight in the living quarters. They appear often in combination with the door knocks looking like a hand. All of this carries a lot more relevancy than one can easily spot because the style and richness of the door was often the only way to estimate the wealth of a family living behind these walls. The amount of door knocks would give an indication about their children.

An Airbnb host once recommended a special walking tour into the Medina of Tunis with a retired woman that would give you all the insights and details about these places and urban myths. A former Jewish quarter can be discovered as well as some of best spots for taking images inside the city.