Mahdia

Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.

Understand

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Get in

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Map
Map of Mahdia

By train

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There are regular train services from Tunis, Sousse and Monastir, all to the north, operated by SNCFT[dead link].

  • 35.50083311.0645441 Mahdia railway station (Gare Mahdia). Gare Mahdia on Wikipedia Gare Mahdia (Q19758544) on Wikidata OSM directions

Get around

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  • 35.50523811.0762941 Bordj el Kebir Fortress. Bordj el Kebir (Q42762884) on Wikidata OSM directions
  • 35.50389611.0720542 Great Mosque of Mahdiya. Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city was located; built in 916 CE, after the founding of the city within the walls built by the Caliphate on an artificial platform reclaimed from the sea. Great Mosque of Mahdiya on Wikipedia Great Mosque of Mahdia (Q3609224) on Wikidata OSM directions
  • 35.50386611.0686333 Skifa Kahla. Also known as Bab Zouila, the gate is part of the ancient ramparts built in the 10th century by the Fatimids. Skifa Kahla on Wikipedia OSM directions
  • Morning running on the beach
  • Artistic workshops in Beit El Makhbar
  • Fresh fish from the local market
  • Chapati
  • Lablabi

Drink

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Sleep

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  • 35.51287611.0496111 Iberostar Royal El Mansour & Thalasso, Route de la Corniche, B.P 217. One of the largest resort hotels in Mahdia, located reasonably close to the city centre. OSM directions

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