Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 13, 2008
Founded in the ninth century BC by the Phoenicians, Sousse is still an important port for the export of salt and agricultural produce. The modern high-rise town may initially seem disappointing, but its medieval medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has plenty of tiny shops, fascinating monuments, fine museums and is more vibrant than any [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 12, 2008
Port el-Kantaoui, Tunisia’s first purpose-built tourist resort, established in 1977, is now a fully-fledged town and one of Tunisia’s most popular destinations. Modelled on the French Riviera’s Port-Grimaud, the resort is built in Andalucian-Moorish style around a huge marina. The Mediterranean jet set loves to be seen here with their flashy yachts, while the buzzing [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 11, 2008
Known as Tunisia’s Saint Tropez, Hammamet is the country’s prime holiday destination. It all started in the 1920s when the Romanian millionaire George Sebastian fell in love with what was then a tiny fishing hamlet. His villa on the beach was described by architect Frank Lloyd Wright as ‘the most beautiful house in the world’, [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 7, 2008
Djerba’s beauty has been sung by poets ever since Homer: this ‘island of ten thousand palm trees,’ the ‘Land of the Lotus Eaters,’ so enchanted Ulysses on his Odyssey that he had a hard time leaving. It is easy to see why; in the 21st century, Djerba still has a good year round climate and [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 6, 2008
Overlooking a sweeping half-moon bay, Plettenberg Bay is a charming and modern holiday resort on South Africa’s famed Garden Route. Simply known as Plett by the locals, it’s perched high up on a rocky peninsular with great views of spacious beaches, tranquil lagoons and indigenous forests. The bay, which was named Bahia Formosa (beautiful bay) [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: November 5, 2008
Tucked at the foot of Table Mountain and overlooked by the majestic Twelve Apostles, the impossibly trendy Camps Bay is Cape Town’s most exclusive resort. It has some of the most sought-after, and expensive real-estate in Africa, and regularly attracts celebrities and film shoots. Luxurious houses with glistening swimming pools climb up the mountainside, while [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: October 30, 2008
Lush vegetation, pristine white and gold sand beaches, an archipelago of 115 tropical islands and the azure waters of the Indian Ocean combine to produce the stunning canvas of the Seychelles; a living paradise that has appositely been dubbed ‘another world’ by the islands’ tourist office. Holidaying in the Seychelles is all about luxury, nature [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: October 28, 2008
Seeped in history, Essaouira is one of Morocco’s most atmospheric and inviting coastal towns. It’s been a trading base for well over 1,000 years, dealing in everything from slaves and rare purple dye to tea and sardines, and its medina, fortified by the Portuguese in the 15th century, is still a thriving commercial centre, full [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: October 24, 2008
Immortalised in the film of the same name, Casablanca has, for many, a romantic, mystical appeal. In reality, however, modern-day Casablanca is a city with little time for romance; it’s a contemporary, dynamic urban sprawl of lively boulevards and noisy traffic jams. Its port, which grew steadily under French colonialism in the first half of [...]
Posted by: travelhouseuk on: October 15, 2008
Morocco’s premier coastal resort is a city of broad, palm-shaded promenades and international class hotels arranged along a magnificent bay of golden sand. Remodelled in the late 20th century after it was all but destroyed by the devastating earthquake which hit the region in 1960, Agadir is now a thoroughly modern city, made prosperous by [...]
