Location: Sousse
Top Things to do in Sousse
What to do and see in Sousse, Sousse Governorate: The Best Free Things to do
Sitting where the Phoenician colony of Hadrumetum once stood nearly 3,000 years ago, the modern-day Sousse is a resort destination, especially popular with Europeans. Sometimes called "the Pearl of the Sahel" (referring to the central section of Tunisia's eastern shoreline), Sousse is prized for its excellent beaches. Arab-Islamic since the 7th century AD, the city has many fascinating attractions, like the 9th-century Great Mosque, and its medina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Restaurants in Sousse
1. Seville Center
2. Karrma
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 15 reviews
KARRMA is a family owned business dedicated to Tunisian handcrafted goods and gifts. We are very proud to sell 100% Tunisian products, from tableware to linens, jewelery, gifts and art. KARRMA est une entreprise familiale et on est fier de mettre en avant l'artisanat Tunisien. Vous trouverez un large choix d'articles d'art de la table, linge de maison et bijoux all 100% made in Tunisia!
Reviewed By mcguigancatherine - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
It was my first visit to tunisia and I wanted to find a luxury and affordable shop rather than the tacky cheap market type outlets I seen this shop on Facebook prior to arrival in Tunisia and I'm so glad I made it to come here the lady who owns the shop was exceptionally friendly helpful and classy like the products for sale I bought beautiful gifts to take home and the lovely lady flagged down a taxi for me to go back to the hotel thank you for a lovely time in your shop and stunning products
3. Grosse Moschee von Sousse
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 351 reviews
Reviewed By 333hediaa - Kusadasi, Turkey
Good trip very peaceful and calm Had a look around and prayed , lovely people looking after it . If you are not Muslim you are still welcome to visit at 10 mainly because you get to have an interpreter and good look around and explain the history behind it Ez-Zituna was the second mosque to be built in Ifriqiya and the Maghreb region after the Mosque of Uqba in Kairouan.The exact date of building varies according to source. Ibn Khaldun and El-Bakri wrote that it was built in 116 Hijri (731 C.E.) by Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab.A second source states that the Umayyad Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik ordered the building;[5] however, Ahmed In Abu Diyaf and Ibn Abi Dinar attributed the order to Hasan ibn al-Nu'man who led the conquest of Tunis and Carthage.Most scholars agreed that the third possibility is the strongest by evidence as it is unlikely that the city of Tunis remained a long time without a mosque, after its conquest in 79 Hijri.Thus the closest date is 84 Hijri (703 CE), and what El-Habhab did was in fact enlarge the mosque and improve its architecture. It was used as a place of prayer by the Muslim conqueror Hasan ibn al-Nu'man. For almost two centuries (1812 - 2011), the majority of the Grand Imams of the Zitouna mosque were part of the Cherif and Mohsen families, notably including AbdelKebir Cherif, Ahmed Cherif, Mohamed Cherif, Hamda Cherif, Hassan Cherif, Mahmoud Mohsen, Mohamed Mohsen, and Mostafa Mohsen. The Cherif and Mohsen families are part of the aristocracy "Tunisoise" of Tunis Carthage; are descendants of the Islamic prophet, Mohamed; and are a dynasty of religious scholars, sheikhs, imams, and landowners.[1] These families were founded by an ancestor who arrived in Tunis by the XIV-e century. The descendants of Sheikh Mohsen Cherif changed the line from Cherif to Mohsen, creating the Mohsen branch out of the Cherif line.
4. Ahla Shopping Center
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 16 reviews
5. Soula Center
6. Equestrian Statue of Habib Bourguiba
7. Martyrs Monument
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By badmintontim - Hastings, United Kingdom
This monument is I believe for the martyrs from the Second World War although information is very limited on this albeit telling you about the sculptor which has already been stated A good Statue nevertheless and well worth a look when in the centre of Sousse near the old medina Recommended
8. Medina of Sousse
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2,726 reviews
This medina contains the Great Mosque of Sousse.
Reviewed By branka011 - Belgrade, Serbia
The Sousse Medina is one of the largest in the Islamic world, encircled by walls, it makes a world for itself with old crafts, small shops, pastry shops, a large and colorful market, a variety of cafes and of course a mosque.
