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Tunisia holidays

July 2024

  • A spice stall in Tunis medina.

    ‘We constantly think about food’: a chef’s tour of Tunis

    A local cookbook author guides our writer around the Tunisian capital, from patisseries and upmarket restaurants to the true belly of the city’s food scene

February 2022

  • A herbalist in the Souq El Blat

    The Guardian picture essay
    The herbalists of Tunis medina: on borrowed thyme – a photo essay

    From the cavernous shops in Souq El Blat, herbalists share the rich and fascinating history of their proud and ancient trade – and their fears that it could disappear

May 2018

  • A couple stand on a spit on the seafront at La Marsa, a popular tourist resort in Tunis, Tunisia.

    Return to Tunis: why now is the time to visit this historic city

    Tourism is returning to Tunisia after the 2015 terror attacks, but international visitors remain in short supply in its capital, leaving its Roman ruins and key attractions largely empty

April 2018

  • The beach resort town of Alanya, on Turkey’s central Mediterranean coast

    Turkey bounces back as package holiday favourite

    Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia on the road to recovery, according to Thomas Cook Holiday Report

September 2017

  • Packed on the playa … holidaymakers fill the beach at Torremolinos, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.

    UK holidaymakers set to pay for making Spain their favourite getaway

    Spain is the top destination for British tourists, with 18 million people visiting in 2016, but increased demand is straining resources and prices may rise by up to 10% for 2018 holidays

June 2016

  • Empty sun loungers in the southern Tunisian resort island of Djerba.

    On the radar
    Tunisia keen to show tourists that it’s safe to return

    A year on from the Sousse terrorist attacks, the country has improved security and embarked on a campaign to lure back visitors – but with little effect so far

December 2015

  • The Lars homestead is probably the most iconic of all the Star Wars locations.

    Star Wars' abandoned Tunisian locations – in pictures

    In the Sahara desert, the sets from the Star Wars movies were once huge tourist attractions. Photographer Simon Speakman Cordall finds the locals struggling since the revolution and terror attacks

November 2015

  • Open-air market in Sharm el-Sheikh

    Can Middle East tourism ever recover?

    The Islamic world’s mystery and riches once attracted droves of western holidaymakers. But terrorism has devastated the industry in Egypt and Tunisia – and even countries untouched by conflict. Is there any way back?

July 2015

  • Skiathos, Greece

    Advice to travellers planning holidays in Greece and Tunisia

  • Piraeas Marina, Athens

    How the Mediterranean crises are affecting tourists' summer plans

June 2015

  • Sam Richards, left, and her son Tom Richards, from Cheshire. Sam is wounded in ankle, Tom in wrist. They survived an attack by a gunman in Tunisia on Friday 26 June 2015 in which dozens were killed.

    Tunisia attack: 'He looked right at me – I thought I was dead,' says tourist

    Tom Richards tells of moment gunman appeared before him in a hotel corridor and opened fire, sending shards of marble everywhere

March 2015

  • People around the world pledge to visit Tunisia this summer

    JeSuisBardo: people around the world pledge to visit Tunisia this summer

    Thousands of tourists show their solidarity for Tunisia on social media following the deadly attack on the Bardo museum in the capital, Tunis

October 2014

  • Eileen

    Blogger of the week
    An urbanist's guide to Tunis: ‘It feels like a different city now’

    Eileen Byrne reveals a post-revolt Tunisian capital grappling with transition yet still steeped in tradition

March 2014

  • Hiking near Sebastia, Palestine

    Peace in the Middle East: holidays in the countryside

    Despite tensions, tourism in the Middle East is growing and, for the most part, visitors can travel safely. Daniel Adamson assesses the situation in Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman and Tunisia

January 2014

  • Onk Djemel, Reguette dunes, village set of the Star Wars movie

    Star Wars desert set – in pictures

    Tunisia's desert dunes lure amateur astronomers and Star Wars aficionados alike. A source of coveted meteorites and the location of Darth Vader's home Tatooine, the Sahara draws many films fans

August 2013

  • fiat

    Corkboard
    Travel news: Tuscany by vintage Fiat, Laura Ashley's first hotel, summer holiday activities for the kids

    Travel news: Tuscany by vintage Fiat, Laura Ashley's first hotel, summer fun for kids plus cheap ferries to Brittany, Tunisia tourism on the up and a 'wild Taiga' trip, writes Gemma Bowes

May 2013

  • Sidi Bou Said, north of Tunis, Tunisia.

    Tunisia: after the revolution

    The birthplace of the Arab spring, Tunisia is getting back into its stride as a go-to destination for independent travellers in search of vibrant souks and laid-back coastal boltholes. Rachel Shabi joins them

September 2012

  • Hotel Marhala, Matmata, Tunisia

    Experts' and readers' tips
    Readers' tips: the best of Tunisia

    The blue of the Med, the heat of north Africa … Tunisia has so much to offer. Readers recommend their favourite sights, museums, hotels and bars

February 2012

  • dar hi hotel, nefta, tunisia

    Joanne O'Connor's great escapes
    A Star Wars break in Tunisia, family cycling and the best hot springs

    Head to the desertscape of Tunisia; easy bike ride routes in Devon and Yorkshire; and Europe's most spectacular geothermal pools

September 2011

  • La Caletta, Carloforte (CI) , Sardinia, Italy, Europe

    Experts' and readers' tips
    Readers' tips: best autumn sun in the Mediterranean

    A little-visited island off Sardinia, the highlights of rugged western Crete, the hidden villages of the Algarve … Been there readers share their secrets spots to catch autumn sun in the Mediterranean

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