place in Mahdia Governorate, Tunisia

Mahdia is a city in Northern Tunisia, set along a superb coastline with a blue sea, as well as historical town full of tradition.

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Map of Mahdia

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There are regular train services from Tunis, Sousse and Monastir, all to the north, operated by SNCFT.

  • 1 Mahdia railway station (Gare Mahdia).    

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  • 1 Bordj el Kebir Fortress.    
  • 2 Great Mosque of Mahdiya. Located on the southern side of the peninsula on which the old city was located; built in 916 CE, after the founding of the city within the walls built by the Caliphate on an artificial platform reclaimed from the sea.    
  • 3 Skifa Kahla.

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  • Morning running on the beach
  • Artistic workshops in Beit El Makhbar

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  • Fresh fish from the local market

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  • Chapati
  • Lablabi

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  • 1 Iberostar Royal El Mansour & Thalasso, Route de la Corniche, B.P 217. One of the largest resort hotels in Mahdia, located reasonably close to the city centre.

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