Nearly 4 million tourists visited Tunisia in 1994. American and most European tourists do not require visas to enter Tunisia. There are more than 600 hotels in the country, totaling 155,000 beds and 75,000 rooms. Six international airports, and seven passenger ports connect Tunisia to the United States and Europe. The capital city, Tunis, is a two-hour flight from Paris and London and a fifty minute flight from Rome.
Daily flights connect Tunisia to virtually all European, African and Middle Eastern destinations.
Beach resorts include Tabarka, Hammamet, Sousse and Jerba. The perched village of Sidi Bou Said offers a unique scenery of domes, arched doors and balconies in blue and white set against a sparkling sea. They include second century Roman temple in Dougga, the Phoenician port of Utica, Sbeitla's Roman temples and arches, Bulla Regia's Roman villas and El Jem's Coliseum, which is second only to Rome. The Bardo Museum, near Tunis, boasts the largest collection of Roman mosaics in the world. All rights reserved.