8-Day Tunis Medina Culinary Tour with souks, spices and heritage

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Day 01

Breakfast in the Medina and Visit to Zitouna Mosque

• Enjoy fricassés, fried rolls filled with tuna, eggs, olives, and harissa, in the crafts souk near the Zitouna Mosque.
• Visit the Zitouna Mosque, one of the oldest and most important mosques in Tunisia, and the spice souk, where you can buy and taste spices, herbs, and makrouds, cakes made from semolina, dates, and honey.

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Day 02

Traditional Lunch and Spice Discovery in Souk El Blat

• Enjoy couscous, Tunisia's national dish, made with semolina, vegetables, meat, and sauce, at Dar Slah, which, beyond its gastronomic delights, also offers engaging culinary activities, including cooking classes suitable for adults and children.
• Visit a spice store in Souk El Blat, one of Tunis' oldest and liveliest souks. It specializes in the sale of food products, particularly spices.
• During this visit, tourists will have the opportunity to discover the world of Tunisian spices. They can learn how to recognize, use, and combine them to create unique flavors.

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Day 03

Traditional Spice Shop Visit

• The tour guide will take you to a traditional spice store. He will show you the different varieties of spices available, as well as their origins and properties.
• You can then buy the spices you need to prepare the dishes you have tasted during the restaurant visit.

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Day 04

Medina History at Tourbet el Bey and Dar Ben Gacem

• Learn more about the history, culture, and art of the medina with a visit to Tourbet el Bey de Tunis, whose unique architecture and exquisite decorations reflect a fusion of various local and foreign artistic and architectural currents. Tourbet el Bey remains to this day one of the most precious funerary buildings and historical monuments in the city of Tunis.
• Visit Dar Ben Gacem, an authentic traditional house located in the heart of the Medina of Tunis, where several cultural, artistic, and creative activities are organized, including coffee talks around the medina to discover its secrets and hidden stories.

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Day 05

Tea and Coffee Break in a Traditional Café

• Taste and sip mint tea accompanied by baklavas, flaky pastries filled with dried fruit and honey, in one of the many cafés in the medina, such as Café El Ali.

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Day 06

Optional Dinner at Dar El Jeld

• Enjoy a gastronomic experience at Dar El Jeld, a restaurant housed in a former 18th-century palace, where you can savor traditional dishes such as mloukhia, tajine, or lablabi.

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Day 07

Optional Hammam Relaxation at Palais Bayram

• Treat yourself to a moment of well-being in the Palais Bayram Hammam, a Moorish bath where you can enjoy a hot bath, scrub, massage, and facial.

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Day 08

Optional Overnight Stay at La Patio Guest House

• One night's accommodation in the Patio guest house.