Great Mosque of Kairouan. The founder of Kairouan built the first mosque on this site in AD 670. This is North Africa's holiest Islamic site. The original mosque was completely destroyed and most of what stands today was built by the Aghlabids in the 9th century.

The Mosque of Testour - its 23m-high minaret is one of the few minarets in the world with a clock, but the numbers are placed backwards. The story is that locals wished they could go back in time and return to Andalusia.

This Unesco World Heritage listed colosseum was the second-largest in the Roman world (after Rome's)

The impressive ruins of the largest colosseum in North Africa, a huge amphitheatre which could hold up to 35,000 spectators, are found in the small village of El Jem.

This 3rd-century monument illustrates the grandeur and extent of Imperial Rome.

The free-standing amphitheatre is built entirely of stone blocks with no foundations.

Portions of the movie Gladiator were filmed here.

The Romans used mosaics, comprised of hundreds and up to thousands of tiny coloured stones, for decorative purposes on floors and walls. The size and quality of the mosaics was proportional to the wealth and importance of the homeowner. Mosaics varied from geometric patterns to famous figures from history and mythology, and images depicting general day-to-day life in the Roman Empire.

Archaelogical Museum of El Jem: The museum was built on the site of a roman villa and reproduces its layout: a central courtyard with a peristyle leading into the rooms where sculptures, mosaics, ceramics etc. are displayed.

The museum is home to huge mosaics discovered during excavations carried out at ancient Thysdrus. The mosaics are well preserved and have retained their original colours.

Thugga had existed for more than six centuries and was probably the first capital of the Numidian kingdom. It flourished under Roman rule but declined during the Byzantine and Islamic periods. The impressive ruins which are visible today give an idea of the resources of a Romanised Numidian town.

The archaeological site covers an area of approximately 75 ha. These ruins of a complete city with all its components are a testimony to more than 17 centuries of history.

The Capitolium was built at the centre of the Forum to celebrate the concession of Roman citizenship to the inhabitants of the town. Built in 166-167 CE and dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva (the Olympic trinity).

Carthage is known for its ancient archaeological sites. Founded by the Phoenicians in the first millennium B.C., it was once the seat of the powerful Carthaginian (Punic) Empire, which fell to Rome in the 2nd century B.C. A collection of ancient baths, theaters, villas, and other ruins, many with sweeping views of the Gulf of Tunis.

Sidi Bou Said is a town in northern Tunisia located about 20 km from the capital, Tunis. Named for a religious figure who lived there, Abu Said al-Baji. The town itself is a tourist attraction and is known for its extensive use of blue and white.