If the scenery around Ksar Ouled Soltane looks familiar, it's because George Lucas' filmed Star Wars here in the Seventies, appreciating the strange lunar landscape of the Tunisian desert.

Featuring performances by talented international and Tunisian musicians, the Mediterranean Guitar Festival takes place annually at locations throughout Tunis. For full programme details as…

A celebration of everything equine, featuring beautiful Arab thoroughbreds and their spirited riders. Events will include high-adrenaline races and the "fantasias" or military displays common…

The town of Tabarka comes to life to the sounds of jazz from around the world.

Classicists have now agreed that Djerba is the Land of the Lotus-Eaters as featured in Homer's epic, Odyssey. At the Ulysses festival, the town provides a re-enactment of the hero's landing on…

If you've ever wanted to follow in the footsteps of Ulysses, this is the festival for you.

You can soak up the culture from all sides in Dougga - not just from the stage, but also from the antique walls of the amphitheatre in which events are held. Big names in the classical and…

The El Jem International Symphonic Festival features performances of some of the finest classical works, set in the candle-lit surroundings of a fabulously-preserved Roman coliseum.

Although Nabeul and Guelalla have been fighting it out for years over the title of Pottery Capital of Tunisia, the latter is the one with its own pottery festival featuring ceramics made to…

The International Festival of Carthage is Tunisia's premier international arts event. Its most interesting components include examples of fusion between traditional local forms of music and…

With much the same programme and selection as the Carthage Festival (its sister festival), this is another chance to catch performances both local and international, in all manner of performing arts.

While the majority of events on offer at this festival are the usual tourist fodder, visitors do have the chance to follow a summer school and try their hand at mosaic-making. Learn more…

See underwater treasures at this September's Coralis Diving Festival in Tunisia. Whether you're a deep-sea diver or a lover of underwater photography who is too scared to set flipper into the…

The Carthage Film Festival invites guests for an eight-day showcase of films from around the world in cultural venues around Tunis and Carthage. The Grand Prize is awarded in the form of the…

La Marsa is one of the prettiest and chicest beaches in Tunis. Its white sands are regularly filled with beautiful people and it offers a wide variety of water sports. The calm emerald water…

The ancient city of Carthage, a landmark of Phoenician and Roman culture, lies in the suburbs of modern-day Tunis. Poignant reminders of the sheer scale of the settlement are still visible…

Every Thursday, when the Douz Camel Market takes place, this oasis town becomes a buzzing trading centre for the buying and selling of the animals.

Located in the mountains of Djerba, Matmata is a troglodyte village named after a Berber tribe. The lunar-like landscape consists of craters dug into the ground and made into houses, some of…

Known as the city of 50 mosques and as the fourth holiest city in Islam, scenic Kairouan is deeply rooted in art, history and religion. Among the worthy sights are the holy well of Bir Barouta…

A venue to rival to Rome's Colosseum, El Jem Amphitheatre is just as huge and enjoys a better state of conservation. It is one of Tunisia's finest sights.