Sahel · Tunisia
Sousse
Sahel capital — UNESCO medina, Port El Kantaoui marina and miles of beach.
Sousse is Tunisia's third-largest city and the capital of the Sahel — the central Mediterranean coast that's been the backbone of the country's tourism since the 1960s.
Its UNESCO medina is dominated by the 9th-century ribat (a fortress-monastery) and the Great Mosque next to it. The Sousse Archaeological Museum has one of the world's finest mosaic collections.
Just north, the purpose-built marina of Port El Kantaoui anchors a long string of resort hotels along golden-sand beaches stretching to Hammam Sousse and beyond.