Carthage Palace Hotel

... Morocco. Autumn is definitely the time to travel to these wonderful countries. We began our tour in the Tunis area, visiting Carthage...which isn't much for ruins, the American War cemetery, and quaint, blue-and-white Sidi Bou Said which we visited ...

We had heard from a few people at the hotel that "there wasn't much to see at Carthage", so we didn't really know what to expect when we boarded our second train to Tunis in two days, heading for the old Punic city of Carthage, now a suburb of the ...

... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   We spent the last three nights of our tour at the L'Orient Palace Hotel in Sousse.  Our tour included an optional tour to Kairouan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a visit to the Great Mosque, the oldest in ...

Saturday, May 24, 2008 Greater Tunis Area: Carthage & Sidi Bou Said   Dear Readers:   We start the day with a visit to the ruins of the Roman Baths at Carthage. Those people really knew how to pamper themselves. The facilities were ...

... Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Was going to get the bus back to Plaza Nueva but decided to walk instead. Very pleasant. Passed the Alhambra Palace Hotel on the way down. This is the place I was originally thinking of staying but the $500 a night price tag ...

... and archaeologists as to whether it took place, but it makes a good story.  From there we headed to the portion of Carthage along the coast.  Unfortunately the Romans destroyed the port and there are very few remains to be seen.  One major ...

... and walking distance from the Medina, the Tourist office, the post office, banks, Metro, and train stations. I took the Metro to Carthage earlier today and I'm very tired. Carthage is really a lovely town. I think lots of rich people there, because I ...

Our first visit today is to the dramatic ruins of Carthage. We visit the remains of the Punic city, the hilltop museum and cathedral, and the elaborate Roman baths by the sea (in the shadow of the Presidential Palace). Next stop the Mediterranean-style ...

... after reaching his goal of Carthage, but to continue the adventure along the coast and then south to the Sahara. Carthage Excellent museum Sweeping views across the bay Delegation posing for a photo. How nice of them, but why ...

... . Quite awe-inspiring. Lots of pictures were taken, but none in the direction of the Presidential Palace just north of the bathworks complex in Carthage (the Antonine Baths). This, we were reminded numerous times by men in uniform carrying ...

... by a full and rewarding day 2. We managed to get out fairly early and first fixed up our flights with Sevenair. Next we went to Carthage Tours (recommended in the LP) and got some advice on our stay in Tunisia. The agent there spent about 15 minutes or so ...

... to leave Sousse we headed to Tunis to be very disappointed as it wasn't much better than Sousse.  We were encouraged to visit Carthage as it was very important in Roman history, but the ruins were very disappointing as there wasn't much left at all. ...

... !). Bought a lemon Fanta and sat in the waiting room, marking up anything relevant to Scipio in my copy of The Fall of Carthage with a yellow highlighter – I must organise my tour to Italica as soon as I get to Seville, as well as visit the museum. ...

... city in Western Europe (from earlier than 900BC), having been started as a trading post by the Phoenicians, then settled by Carthage, then Greeks, and eventually it became a major Roman city. I visited a fantastic museum built over the ruins of the ...