Today we visited Ksar Hadada, where part of Star Wars/The Phantom Menace
was shot. This Ksar was really really great. Actually it was much more
interesting than Ksar Ouled Soltane. The buildings were partially woven
into each other by Corridors, etc.
On our way to Medenine, we discovered another,non-touristic Ksar: Ksar
Joumaa. It was a quite large Ksar on top of a hill. We climbed up on foot
(5-10 minutes), but it seems to be possible to climb up by car from the
back. It was a very nice place, and off the beaten track a bit.
Ksar
Joumaa from far away: Should we climb up all that way? |
Really
worth the climbing tour. Nobody here except us! |
Ksar
Joumaa |
Inside view of the one room dwellings |
Then we went over Medenine to the island Djerba. In Medenine we learned that the best klims (woven & embroidered tapestry) can be found in Gabes and Oudref (near Gabes). In Djerba we found a two star hotel by the beach: Hotel Zahra in the hotel complex Hotel Dar Djerba. It cost 34 Dinars per person for half pension. The beach was really great, with white sand and palm trees. The hotel complex was a bit huge, but the food and drinks were nice.
Date-sellers by the street - We bought 2 kilos, 2.5 Dinars each. Really
delicious!