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Guide Location: Tunisia » Tunis
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 6
Tour Duration: 1 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 0.9 km
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 6
Tour Duration: 1 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 0.9 km
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Author: leticia
The famous Tunisian Habib Bourguiba Avenue is located in New Town, or Ville Nouvelle, in the new part of the city. This Tunisian Champs Elysees houses the well-known Monumental Clock, the Art Nouveau National Theater of Tunis, the luxurious and prestigious Hôtel Africa, Cathédrale Saint Vincent de Paul and Bab El Bahr (Porte de France). Follow this walking tour and enjoy all the great sights found on this avenue!
Tour Stops and Attractions
1) Monumental Clock
The Monumental Clock is situated on the well known Avenue Habib Bourguiba, in the heart of the Tunisian capital. The gilded clock at the top symbolizes the new era of Tunisia. This obelisk-shaped clock is also famous for having the number 7 in the place where traditionally the number 6 is located.
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2) Bar Jamaïca
Bar Jamaïca is located in the Tunisian Hôtel El Hana International on the 11th floor. Its location gives you the opportunity to admire a wonderful aerial panoramic view of the Tunisian capital, which makes visiting this little bar well worth it!
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3) SOCOPA
SOCOPA is a large handicraft store, located in the Palmarium commercial complex on Habib Bourguiba Avenue. This shop specializes in Tunisian handicrafts and has a large assortment of carpets and kilims, silver jewelry, silverware, original ceramic items, glasswork and traditional Tunisian clothes.
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4) Cathédrale Saint Vincent de Paul
Cathédrale Saint Vincent de Paul is a Roman Catholic cathedral that is a mixture of styles: beautiful Moorish, graceful Gothic and striking neo-Byzantine. It was built at the end of the 19th century. The cathedral was named after Saint Vincent de Paul, who was sold into slavery in Tunis. After being freed, this priest contributed a lot of help to the Christian slaves in the area.
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5) Place de l'Independance
Place de l'Independance is a beautiful square not far from the graceful Cathédrale Saint Vincent de Paul. It houses the statue of Tunisian polymath Ibn Khaldun. He was considered the father of a vast range of disciplines such as demography, cultural history, historiography, the philosophy of history, modern economics and sociology.
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6) Bab El Bahr (Porte de France)
Bab El Bahr is a Tunisian Triumphal arch and is also known as Porte de France. Bab El Bahr means the door of the sea. It was named so after a door in the Medina’s rampart opened to the lagoon. The French tore it down in 1848 and erected this stone ‘gate to the sea.’ It became the beginning of the construction of the colonial city.
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