AI generatedMonastir
Tunisia · 5 m
Short description of Monastir
Monastir (المنستير) was the birthplace of Habib Bourguiba, the first president, and he spent forty years turning his home town into a showpiece, which is why a place of a hundred thousand people has an international airport, a marina and a mausoleum with twin gold domes and a colonnaded forecourt that would suit a much larger city. The ribat on the shore, begun in 796, is the oldest in the Maghreb and was used as a location for Monty Python's Life of Brian and for Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth.
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Recommended length of stay
Minimum2 days
Optimal4 days
Maximum7 days
Travel seasons at a glance
Best time to visit: May – October
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All highlights and sightsBeta
- Ribat of Monastir and its tower
- Bourguiba Mausoleum and its gold domes
- Monastir beaches and the marina
- Great Mosque beside the ribat
- Ribat film location views from the ramparts
- Medina souk and the covered lanes
- Museum of Islamic Art in the ribat
- Skanes beach hotels north of town
- Sahel light railway along the coast
- Seafood grills at the fishing port