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Tunis in Tunisia:

Tunis’s Byrsa Hill in its up-market suburb of Carthageis a must visit in early 2015. Watch the sun set into the bay from the Light Bar of Villa Didon. The city has a mix of the ancient medina and the colonial grid of the early 20th century French colony. It tells the other chapters of Tunis’s story of conquest, resistance, flux, and assimilation, from mythic Dido to the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

The city’s layered charm is something that the pre-revolution visitors have completely missed. Tunis in the olden days was often visited by the Sun-holiday tribes who abandoned the place over the years. However a new breed of travelers has replaced them seeking for relaxation and a holiday getaway. The new visitors come to discover Tunis’s past and now also its cultural energy, what Ahmed Loubiri, the organizer of international electronic music festival ‘Ephemere’, sees as a widespread “urge to be creative.” Loubiri says this ranges from “random jam sessions in garages and coffee shops to humongous festivals.” Galleries such as Selma Feriani and Hope Contemporary continue to thrive in the neighborhoods of La Marsa and Sidi Bou Said, and Tunis’s antiquities museum, the Bardo which treasure the beauty of North African culture and tradition.

Tunisia has a habit of receiving guests in a unique way and the guests are often treated royally. So get your share of hospitality in the ancient town this New Year.

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