TUNIS TOURS

A political history of Tunis
via its architecture and construction practices.




  • Where do Carthaginian ruins meet 21th-century religious architecture? 
  • What can an Italian church tell us about shifting borders?
  • How is an eye-catching hotel the result of trans-Maghrebian construction industries?
  • Which cement is used in big urban development projects? 
  • What did Tunis mean for modernist architecture, and why does Tunis resemble Cairo or Haifa so much?
  • Who works in construction in Greater Tunis? 
  • What does post-independence architecture look like? 

    This tour will take you from Carthago to Roman, Abbasyde or Ottoman Empire
    to the Italian presence and French colonial protectorate, post-independence nation building and the contemporary Saoudi and Chinese infrastructure projects.

    Tours are available in English, French and Dutch, and are tailor-made.
    Get in touch to discuss pricing, duration, logistics, specific interests.