Name: Ribat
Address: Monastir, Túnez, Monastir
Telephone: +21(671)561693
Rating: 5.0000

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Tunisia with a great view over the ocean

We went to Tunisia with a friend ve has lived there for over 25 years and now lives in Spain. His family lives in Monastir, so we chose this town to make our start. His family was amabilissima and they treated us like kings, they had a fleet of taxis and the family was dedicated to it. The first day we spent at Monastir, for its souk, by the port, we smoked shisha at a café and had tea. And then we went to visit the Ribat. It's great. Next door is the cemetery of Monastir, where the father of our friend happens to be buried. We went to visit his grave. Most are made of tiles, or sometimes just a pile of sand.

We saw a funeral, and there was a line of people waiting for the dead relatives to give them bread. We were told by our friend that was a tradition. Then we entered the Ribat, with amazing views of the city and the ocean. It was constructed in the year 796. You can access everything. We climbed up the highest tower, Nador and the views were amazing. One could see the immensity of the ocean, the promenade next to the cemetery and the mausoleum of Bughiba, a type of mini Taj Mahal, which was constructed in Bourguiba for burial. It is worth a visit, and my friend told me that was the scene from Life of Brian.

The palace-monastery-fortress

The Ribat is the palace-monastery-fortress that dominates the town of Sousse. In it, the Muslim monks, also warriors, defended themselves and prayed. Close to the Grand Mosque, it was built in the late eighth century to deal with the attacks of the Byzantines who still had naval dominance in the Mediterranean. It is a square fortress, with walls crowned with battlements, and is dominated by a high round tower, built in 821 under the emir Aghlabid Ziyadet Allah. You can wal around the towers and stairs and enjoy beautiful views. Its condition is very good and many student groups come to study the history of Tunisia.

Watching the Tunisian children in their tunics listening to the explanations was the highlight of the visit ...

The ribat is a good place for history lovers interest

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Its between the big Moscow and the big Bosco in East have a restaurant and Two Towers and interesting history about Sousse this isn't a great place for live and tourists.

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