Sousse

Why Go

Set in the third largest city in Tunisia, holidays to Sousse are perhaps the best choice if you want your Tunisia holiday to encompass authentic Tunisian hustle and bustle, and a relaxing, sublime coastline. Known locally as the 'pearl of the Sahel', Sousse is the product of centuries of culture, and is large enough to be exciting, yet small enough to explore on foot. This compact city with its adjoining strip of modern hotels, brings together beautiful beaches surrounded by living history. Sousse holidays have lots to offer: endless beaches, shops and nightlife in abundance, a fantastic medina (old town), a wide range of restaurants, distinctly beautiful monuments, historical sites and a museum with some of the most perfectly preserved Roman mosaics you'll ever see.

The narrow alleyways of the medina conceal stalls selling fresh market produce, crafts and leather goods. The busy Avenue of Habib Bourgiba is brimming with shops and cafes where tourists mingle with the locals as they go about their everyday life. There is also a large gift store that is haggle-free for those who prefer to browse.

You might think that no city could survive this sort of activity without sacrificing its originality. But somehow, Sousse retains a distinctly Arabian flavour. Sousse holidays are a thrilling reminder that, despite its modern tourist facilities, Tunisia is an ancient, bewitching place.

Sousse holidays - and, indeed Sousse hotels - manage to mix the ancient and the modern just perfectly.