Transport
- Highway : Tunis – Beja
- National road : P7
Accessibility
Festival
- Jazz festival
- Coral Festival
- Latin music festival
- Genoese castle
- City and the Bay
- Needles
- Roman Ruins
- Tabarka Island
- Diving clubs in Tabarka
- 18 holes golf
- Tennis
- Trips and Excursions
Activities and spare-time
- The festival restaurant
Restaurants
Shopping
Renowned for coral fishing, the Coral festival and the annual Jazz festival, Tabarka is a coastal town in the north-west of Tunisia sharing its border with Algeria. It has a very colorful history conditioned by different rich civilizations like Phoenician, Roman, Arabic and Turkish. The major landmark of the coastal town is the offshore rock which features 16th century Genoese castle. Situated on the foothold of the Khroumirie Mountains, close to the Mediterranean Sea, the main sources of livelihood for the inhabitants of Tabarka are fishing, farming, cork growing and tourism. Tabarka is a very charming town beautified with white houses having slanted roofs with red tiles. The city also has some beautiful colonial houses and also small Roman remains giving an account of the events. The city has many rich treasures to unfold which has been preserved since the civilization of Romans, Turkish, Phoenician and Arabic. Close to the Bulla Regia and Chemtou, there are many Roman remains which have been preserved all through the ages. Nature has also blessed the city with its Pine and mimosa covered mountain sloping towards the sea which has bays with fine sand. The mountain is believed to have wildlife in abundance from red deer to the solitary deer.
Tabarka was established in the 5th century by the Phoenicians as a trading post. Later it was occupied by the Romans who used the harbor for shipping the building materials. In the year 1881, Tabarka became an important French military base. Though they had once tried to buy Tabarka from the Genoese in 1741, but had to face opposition from the Turkish Bey Ali Pacha who sent military troops to the town to occupy it. In between 1942-43, it became a major battlefield.
Tabarka was established in the 5th century by the Phoenicians as a trading post. Later it was occupied by the Romans who used the harbor for shipping the building materials. In the year 1881, Tabarka became an important French military base. Though they had once tried to buy Tabarka from the Genoese in 1741, but had to face opposition from the Turkish Bey Ali Pacha who sent military troops to the town to occupy it. In between 1942-43, it became a major battlefield.
Region specificity
- Airport
- International Airport of Tabarka
- Taxi : available at the hotel
Location
