Exploring Monastir - Tunisian beach resort & birthplace of Habib Bourguiba (Bradt Travel Guides)

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Today we head to the central Tunisian coastline and explore the holiday destination of Monastir, which is the birthplace of Tunisian independence leader Habib Bourguiba. Our tour takes place on the day before Martyrs' Day, so the center of town is beautifully decorated, in preparation for the public ceremonies. Monastir is a very popular beach resort destination located 20km south of Sousse and 160km south of Tunis, however, it has much more to offer visitors than sun, sea and sand! We head to the marina, the 8th century Abbasid Ribat, the 9th century Great Mosque, the Mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba and the Medina (complete with mosques, museums and Dar Benti!)
⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️
0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Marina
1:55 - Martyrs' Day
2:11 - Ribat of Monastir
4:22 - Great Mosque
4:58 - Mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba
6:46 - In the footsteps of Bourguiba
7:23 - Medina
8:29 - Looking for Dar Benti
9:18 - Final thoughts on Monastir
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@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

My Bradt Travel Guide to Tunisia (1st Edition) will be published worldwide in June 2023, in print and e-book formats. Pre-order here: www.bradtguides.com/product/tunisia-1/ or (if you are in Tunisia) via Librairie Al Kitab in Tunis: www.alkitab.tn/

@wafabouhaha3470 6 месяцев назад

Parfait

@ScafidiTravels 6 месяцев назад

Merci!

@user-ng3ew9gw7y 2 года назад

That's amazing keep doing vidios ❤️

@Specsy 2 года назад

you're a legend , thanks for all the videos

@ScafidiTravels 2 года назад

Thanks for the support!

@Tenast_ 3 года назад

Another great video. Monastir looks nice. ❤️♓️❤️♓️❤️♓️❤️♓️❤️♓️

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Thanks, yes, it's really beautiful. I can see why it's such a popular tourist spot.

@albertovandini4873 3 года назад

Oscar, grande 👍🏽✋🏼

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Grazie Alberto! Puoi seguire questa pagina Facebook per tutte le novità sul mio progetto: facebook.com/BradtTunisia/

@maryamfg9863 3 года назад

This is fantastic!! I loved seeing my home city through your work. Looking forward to seeing your next videos 😍

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Thanks for the support Maryam! I need to edit another video together this weekend, watch this space! Oh, and please follow along on Facebook too: facebook.com/BradtTunisia/

@maryamfg9863 3 года назад

@@ScafidiTravels yes I already follow it and, though I've discovered it recently, but I'm a huge fan of your work! Big up

@YannisFyssas 2 года назад

Great job on this video and the editing / speed ramps / etc. Thank you

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@KhalilKhalil-fq2rq 2 года назад

Welcome to Tunisia ❤

@ScafidiTravels 2 года назад

Thank you!

@ghadasayadi15 2 года назад

Just saw this video! Thanks for taking me back there, it's definitely interesting when you see my city through someone else's lens. Bourguiba is one of the greatest presidents of all time. Way ahead of his time and super charismatic:) Great work!

@ScafidiTravels 2 года назад

Thank you for the support! Bourguiba was certainly a fascinating historical character. I have really enjoyed learning more about him while writing this guidebook to Tunisia.

@habib3527 2 года назад

Monastir should be a country 😆 Thank you for posting this bro 😁

@EHKodiak 3 года назад

Other tourists! It's looking very quiet otherwise. For the Bourguiba Mausoleum, it was even pretty quiet when I went a few years ago - I found the chandelier above the coffin hilarious with the energy saving bulbs in it. They didn't have the flags up like that either, so I'd guess it's a Martyrs Day thing. Just looked up Dar Benti, that does look bloody good. Great vid again - I can't wait to get back there.

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Yes, I will be releasing a separate Dar Benti tour video later in the year. Watch this space! For now, I have uploaded one photo from dar Benti in my Instagram post here: instagram.com/p/COFd0esHXD_/

@tarekcha8313 2 года назад

You are very beautiful man 👌👌

@iwonasosnierz1421 Год назад

Thank you for a guide. You sound very native English amazing in a French lg town. Hope to go on holiday in May are there ANY MORE ENGLISH speaking people and places?

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

In tourist-heavy locations along Tunisia's long Mediterranean coastline (such as Monastir, shown in this video) you should be fine with English and maybe a little sign language! But having a few words or phrases in French or Arabic would certainly help you to communicate more effectively.

@iwonasosnierz1421 Год назад

@@ScafidiTravels Thank you

@Boubouchan1 3 года назад

Monastir used to be called Ruspina, it's the place where occured the battle of Ruspina, between Julius Caesar and the Republican army commanded by Titus Labienus.

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

A rare military loss for Julius Caesar!

@Meyouletsgo 2 года назад

Monastir is a college town ! The only pharmacy & dentistry 🦷 schools in the country exist there ! Of course there are other universities too Besides it’s for retired people it’s very quiet city ! I like it from urban planning but it was stuck in 90’s !

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

I was sad that I did not get to film the amazing Palais Présidentiel de Bourguiba in Monastir. That's an interesting piece of architecture!

@benmaaouihamza30 3 года назад

very beautiful city I studied their , Monastir is also a students city its university is well known because it hosts the only faculty of dental medicine and pharmacy of the country

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Brilliant, thanks for sharing. I've been very impressed with the dental care here in Tunisia thus far, so well done Monastir!

@mayaabd1248 9 месяцев назад

Did you do the Dar Benti video? Can't seem being able to find it. If possible to reshare the link. Thank you

@ScafidiTravels 9 месяцев назад

Pretty sure I filmed there, but I have not edited it together yet. Stay tuned! But as with all these places, you can find more information in my guidebook, which was published worldwide in July (and is also available on Amazon): www.bradtguides.com/product/tunisia-1/

@slouma1998 3 года назад

Interesting stuff, not so many videos about Monastir. I like it more than Sousse because it is more authentic and cleaner. By the way, why didn't go to Bardo Museum or the Medina in Tunis, I know it is a very well known destination but they are both full of history.

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Totally agree! I will be releasing videos about the Bardo and Tunis Medina later in the year. EDIT: Medina of Tunis walking tour now LIVE: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hkUnDVOOLgI.html&t

@bellobordello3272 3 года назад

Habib Bourguiba - the most fascinating leader few people outside Tunisia have ever heard of. Completely secular and a champion of women's rights, he is the only modern Arab leader to have faced down the ultra-religious. Most Arab leaders secretly keep these people happy because they're terrified of them, but not Bourguiba. He was very charismatic and knew how to always get the upper-hand in negotiations, as a young Ghaddafi of Libya discovered! He was overthrown by the greedy, corrupt Ben Ali in the mid 80s and spent most of the rest of his life under house arrest. Ben Ali then set about reversing many of his progressive policies and became a carbon copy of his Egyptian neighbour, Mubarak. Bourguiba was a dictator, but unlike most Arab dictators he actually cared about his people.

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

The secular nature of Bourguiba's post-colonial state was certainly an interesting contrast to some other parts of the MENA region at the time. Bourguiba also seems to be fondly remembered in the national consciousness (especially in his hometown of Monastir!)

@wildhogssussex7838 3 года назад

Sorry for the ignorance Oscar but is a Dar a hotel ?

@ELYESSS 3 года назад

Dar translates to house, I think they are called guest house in English.

@wildhogssussex7838 3 года назад

@@ELYESSS Thank you

@ScafidiTravels 3 года назад

Ilyes is correct. It literally translates as "house" but can signify anything from guest house to bed and breakfast or even boutique hotel. I have a whole playlist on my channel dedicated to Tunisia's hotels and Dars. Take a look at the amazing variety: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uw_YGs97im8.html

@mohammedherzallah1829 Год назад

May I ask you the name of your hotel please?

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

Sure, it was the Marina Cap Monastir - Appart Hôtel. I have a separate video, a short video tour of my room, on my channel.

@mohammedherzallah1829 Год назад

@@ScafidiTravels amazing. Thank you. And was it good ?

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

@@mohammedherzallah1829 Yea, it was great, and so well located. Really nice spot for a coffee in the morning.

@mohammedherzallah1829 Год назад

@@ScafidiTravels can i ask about transportation in Tunisia and to and from the capital to souse and this place please?

@ScafidiTravels Год назад

@@mohammedherzallah1829 Pretty easy to get a louage (public taxi minibus) from the capital if you are happy to do that. If coming in from abroad you could also just fly directly into Monastir airport. Once you're there yellow taxis can be flagged down. They're very cheap by European standards. Alternatively, you can take the train from Tunis to Monastir.