14 June 2008
Tunis — In a long feature paper entitled "The many worlds of Tunisia ", the Montreal Gazette highlights Tunisia 's "amazingly varied cultural heritage".
In his paper Fred Bruemmer, writes "bordered by Algeria and Libya , huge oil rich but troubled neighbours, oil-poor Tunisia about three times the size of Nova Scotia has done amazingly well. In 1979, 1,3 million tourists visited the country; in 2005, more than 6,5 million did."
Taking his readers on a tour of Tunis the author invites them to "walk down the elegant main street of Tunis, and you think you're on the Champs Elysées, continue on the Avenue de France and it's just like the Rue de Rivoli, go a bit further and you come to a totally different world: the labyrinthine medina".
The article goes on to display Tunisia's rich millenary history and culture from le Bardo's world renowned Museum holding the world's largest collection of roman mosaics to the island of Djerba, said to have been visited in antiquity by Ulysses and his crew of sailors, to Tataouine, which was immortalized by George Lucas' Star War movies. A dramatic description of the "Seldja" Gorge as seen from onboard the "Red Lizard train", is also provided.
It also provides colorful descriptions of El Djem's open air Roman Coliseum, as well as Islam's 4 th holiest site, the Great Mosque in Kairouan (founded in 671 AD) and visited by a million visitors each year, and whose architecture bears witness to Tunisia 's ancient history.
The article concludes with tips on flights, places to go to, as well as names of tour operators that will provide visitors with all the information they need, for an unforgettable journey. A true 'invitation au voyage'.
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