Tunisia

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Today, Carthage is still the centre of Tunisian political power and the past has made its own remarkable and indelible impression. According to legend, the city of Karth Hadasht was founded by Phoenician settlers in the year 814 B.C. The Romans named it, `Carthage'. The city soon began to control the Numidic hinterland and established colonies in the entire western...

DVD. Nature Wonders. 10 Minutes. Seemingly endless dense forests extend across the hills of the Djebel Boukornine National Park. They are the green lungs of the Tunisian metropolis of Tunis that is located a few kilometres away. From the forest covered hills of the nature reserve, the view stretches to the outlying areas of the pulsating capital and to the Mediterranean. The region's mostly humid...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Dougga, Tunisia DOUGGA is situated in the south west of Tunisia's legendary, Carthage, and is the world's best-preserved Roman city. The life and luxury of the advanced Roman civilisation made its mark and with spas, temples and forum, demonstrated the achievements of this wealthy Roman settlement. Cobbled streets link each part of the city and graceful Greek pillars and tall...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Tunisia Even from a distance, a monumental amphitheatre dominates the Tunisian city of El Djem, the ancient Punic settlement of Thysdrus in the heart of the later Byzantine Empire. Apart from those in Rome and Verona, this huge stone amphitheatre is the largest of its kind and a masterpiece of ancient building technique. Due to the region's climate, the impressive...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Kairouan is the only great Tunisian city whose history is more recent than antiquity. In 671 A.D. a camp known as a `Kairouan' settled on what is the city's urban area of today and despite the heat and scarcity of water this location had great strategic value. The massive minaret of the Great Mosque is 35 metres high and is...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Archaeologists attach great importance to the ancient ruined city of Kerkouane. It is the only Punic city that has retained its original form and has not been altered or rebuilt by subsequent cultures. To the present, archaeologists have uncovered a long, horseshoe-shaped area of approximately 500m revealing an outline of alleys and streets. Unlike Roman design, each house had its...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Nefta Four hundred kilometres southwest of the Tunisian capital of Tunis and close to the Algerian border in Bled El Jerid is the delightful oasis town of Nefta. Beyond its bright cupolas and angled roofs is the breathtaking expanse of the enormous Schott Dscherid Salt Plain. What formerly served as the rear guard of the Roman Empire and that was...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Little is known of the exact history of the ancient ruins of Sbeitla and few documents exist of the seminal years of this old Roman city. However, some of the buildings and ruins are exceptionally well preserved such as the Antonius Pius Arch, a main entrance gate to a large forum. The temples are a curiosity and run contrary to...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. A mighty wall surrounds the Medina, the old part of the Tunisian city of Sousse, whose fortifications date back to the 9th century. They were built by the Aghlabides who were strongly influenced by Islam. There is a remarkable gate at the northern edge of the Medina. It is the entrance to the Ribat, an impressive fortress that was built...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Once travelled by caravan trains, the seemingly infinite horizons of the region's salt lakes have remained unchanged. But on the edge of this lifeless world is the flourishing city of Tozeur. This small charming city in the south west of Tunisia is surrounded by a beautiful and fertile oasis landscape, the Oasis of Djerid: the oasis of the palm branch....

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and this `Paris' of North Africa is a metropolis with a long history. In the centre of the medina the domed roof of the souk encircles the Olive Tree Mosque the spiritual centre of the old town. The central market district dates back to the Hafsidic and Early Christian period. Here there's something for...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and the political, commercial and cultural centre of the country: the Paris of North Africa and a metropolis with a long history. The centre of the city is the Medina, the Arabic old town. Surrounded by the market streets of the souks towers the large mosque of El Zitouna. Apart from the Sidi Oqba...

DVD. 7 Days. 52 Minutes. Tunisa is a North African city with a long history. After the Hasfides and Osmans, the Spanish Moors came but gave way to French colonial rule which then gave way to present day independence. In the old town, there are more than 700 historic monuments which include 200 palaces, a colorful variety of buildings and numerous mosques. Among shoreline lava...

DVD. Cities of the World. 60 Minutes. Tunisisa was established by the Phoenicians, but during its eventful history it belonged to the Roman Empire, was under Spanish, Turkish and Arab influences, and was later under the French rule. Its architecture, art and culture all reflect this diversity. The ruins of the ancient metropolis of Carthage, the sand beaches of Hammamet, the old town of Tunis,...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Gabes is the beginning of a journey through what is the fascinating oasis of Tunisia that contains all the mystique of the Orient: art, culture, history and endless desert horizons. The Ghorfas of Medenine boast a variety of souvenir shops and in the past the multi-floored mud buildings served as dwellings and storage areas for the semi-nomads of the region....