The French constructed a jetty out to the island of the Genoese fort. Little is found of the Roman past, unless you visit the Bardo museum in Tunis. From the Punic past, only the name remains. Tabarka is very much a tourist town, but it is so far from being destroyed by the influx of Europeans, that nobody should feel like staying away. The town itself is quite un-Arabic, with rectangular streets, and houses with pitched roofs covered by red tiles.
Colours are limited to white and red.
The atmosphere is laidback, and even touts in the city or out on the way to the fort, are quite relaxed. A tourist centre is being established east of the town, but this will probably have little effect on the special feeling of Tabarka. Click Here to Visit our Sponsor Several hotels, often full at summer time, and not very good value. Tabarka is excellent on restaurants, and here you get across first class food, at quite reasonable prices. Go for seafood.