Mahdia is famous for its unpopulated beaches with white sand and is most suitable for lovers of a quiet, secluded holiday, as well as for families with children. Caribbean World Mahdia even has a children's water park.

In addition, Mahdia boasts one of the best on the coast thalassotherapy centers at the Golden Tulip Mahdia Palace. Another popular thalassocenter works in the nearby Vincci Nour Palace.

Tourist infrastructure in Mahdia is not developed as much as, for example, in Sousse, and the hotels are much smaller - they are almost not directly in the city. But there are a couple of good dive centers at the hotels Club Thapsus 3 * and Mahdia Beach 4 *.

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How to get to Mahdia

The nearest airport is in Monastir, 48 km from the resort. From there you can get to Mahdia by train, bus or by bus. From the airport Enfidy or the city of Tunis to the resort can also be reached by "land."

Climate

Hotels in Mahdia

In Mahdia, about a dozen hotels, even "treshkas", "quads" and "fives." The absolute majority is located on the first coastline. In general, the hotels in Mahdia are quite new - most were built in the early to mid-90s. The recently opened Iberostar Royal El Mansour retains a strong leadership in the service, and also offers a worthy service in Golden Tulip Mahdia Palace, Vincci Nour Palace. Of the budget options are three-star Club Thapsus, Les Princes, Sirocco Beach and Topkapi Beach.

Sea and sunshine

Beaches with luxurious white sand - a business card of Mahdia. Therefore, it is not surprising that the vast majority of hotels are located directly on the coast. There is also a beach area for those who like to swim alone: ​​the Club Thapsus hotel is the last in a chain of hotels in the tourist area, and from it to the nearby village of Bekalt there are beautiful 3 km of beach.

Kitchen and Restaurants in Mahdia

Mahdia - one of the fish capitals of Tunisia, and, being here, it is necessary to try fish dishes. By the way, this is the only region of the country where even couscous is cooked with fish (instead of traditional mutton or vegetables).

To drink aromatic tea with pine nuts, go to the picturesque cafe Sidi Salem, located on the cliffs next to the port and Borjem Mahdia.

Shopping and shopping

For the whole of Tunisia, Mahdia is the center of silk weaving, and even in the traditional outfit of the local bride there are only silk products: from a long white shirt with multicolored brushes on the bottom to the headdress of orange silk embroidered with gold .Products from silk threads are weaved in the old manner, on a primitive machine with a foot drive .Of the finished material, then they make shawls and stoles, dresses, handbags and even lace shoes for them .Shops selling silk, located in the medina .The cost of a small monochrome stole - from 50 TND, there are real woven masterpieces worth several hundred and a half .The

From Mahdia it is also possible to bring remarkably the products of the olive oil cooperative Zouila: from delicious olive oil (6 TND per liter) to soap based on it with moisturizing ingredients (0, 6 TND per piece).

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions of Mahdia

Picturesque embankment with numerous shops, cafes and restaurants - a favorite place for leisure travelers. Also of interest is the local medina, which is a medieval quarter surrounded by a city wall. There are many fish restaurants and souvenir shops, and a nearby fish market offers a variety of freshly caught fish.

The 40-meter-long Black Gate (Skif El Kahl) leads from the modern city through a fortification wall to the heart of the medina. To the right of them is the Museum of Mahdia with an interesting collection of national clothes of local residents, wedding wooden chests and a very impressive collection of traditional gold jewelry. From the last floor of the museum you can climb to the Scythian and enjoy a beautiful view of the old town and Cape Africa.

Pay attention also to the mosque of Mahdia - the colorful Mustafa Hamza and the imposing Great Mosque, built in the style of the mosques-fortresses of the first centuries of the Arab conquests of North Africa.

At Cape Africa rises Bordj El Kebir, a fortress of the Fatimid era, built during the time of Mahdia as the capital of the empire. Entrance - 3 TND, be sure to climb one of the towers: the view opens amazing. A little bit further, at the extreme point of the cape, there is a lighthouse, and at its foot there is a cemetery - a place not at all ominous, but, on the contrary, pacifying. At the water's edge you can see the remains of the Fatimid fortifications.

Submarine flora and fauna of Mahdia are of little interest to experienced divers, however, newcomers can successfully undergo training in scuba diving (about 320 USD for a five-day course).

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