Car Rental Tunis Airport

Tunis is the capital of Tunisia with 700,000 inhabitants and is located in the North of the country. Even nearly 2.3 million people live in the conurbation of the city. Only a shallow lagoon, which was used previously as a natural port is located between Tunis and the Gulf to the Mediterranean. The 37 km2 area is only a meter deep. A canal connects the Lake of Tunis with the sea.

Extremely picturesque, the walled, historic old town of Tunis with its labyrinth of narrow streets is located between the lagoon and Lake Sebkhet Sedjourni. Centralized the other areas of the city to the Medina are heard, the UNESCO World Heritage site. A 10 km long road that runs across the Lake, connects the individual parts of Tunis. The oldest part of the town is called home to more than 700 historically significant buildings, including also the 'great mosque built around 700', also 'EZ-Zitouna mosque'. It is the most important Church in Tunis and several structurally changed in the course of time, so the Minaret is, for example, from the 19th century. The courtyard, which is surrounded by a 15-nave prayer room may only partially committed by non-Muslims. The clerical building was temporarily used as a University.

The 'Habib Bourguiba' is located in the new part of Tunis. There is still a touch of luxury to Tunis once surrounded on the picturesque Avenue. Impressive colonial buildings and a majestic Jugendtil theatre are now complemented by modern office buildings and mild as the setting for numerous small bars, restaurants and boutiques.

Tunis can be best with a rental car.