Turkey
Makeshift "canopies" over the bazaar in Istambul.
Wooden cart in front of the house in the old part of Ankara.
Theater in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Blue wall of a house in the old part of Ankara.
Lycian rock tombs from about 400 BC near Dalyan on the south-west coast of Turkey.
Green tiled tower over the mausoleum of Mevlana (known also as Rumi) - a 13th century Muslim saint, who founded the famous Muslim sect of Whirling Dervishes. Konya.
Interior of the Mevlana mausoleum and his tomb. Konya.
Tiled roofs of houses in the old part of Ankara.
One of the two famous Medusa heads in the underground Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı) dating from the 6th century A.D. and located near Hagia Sophia in Istambul.
Closeup of the central part of Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
The ritual of washing of the feet prior to entry to a mosque. Istambul.
Inside the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
A view over the roofs of Suleymaniye Mosque towards the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque and the Bosphorus. Istambul.
Local woman picking her nose in front of the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
View towards Hagia Sophia from a nearby street. Istambul.
Pink window in the old part of Ankara.
Peppers hang to dry on a window in the old part of Ankara.
Suleymaniye Mosque (far left) and Rustem Pasa Mosque (near right) seen from the bank of the Golden Horn near the Galata bridge.
Children playing on the side street in the old area of Istambul.
Mihrab (niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca) in Saint Sophia mosque.
Green door and matching window in the old part of Ankara.
Window with flowerpot in the old part of Ankara.
Blue door in yellow wall. Old Ankara.
Turkish farmer with his donkey. Cappadocia.
In the mountains of Cappadocia.
Old minarets of Aziziye Camii (mosque) in Konya.
Carpets hang for airing (?) in the old part of Ankara.
The Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora - current museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul is unique because of its very well preserved mosaics and frescoes from XIV century.
Blue wall and laundry hang to dry in the old part of Ankara.
Shop with galvanized household appliances on the covered bazaar in Istambul.
Lycian rock-cut tombs near Dalyan, south-west Turkey.
Lycian rock-cut tombs near Dalyan, south-west Turkey.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Sunset over the famous terraces in Pamukkale made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the nearby hot springs.
Famous travertine terraces in Pamukkale a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Antique Pool in Pamukkale littered with original marble columns, plinths and capitals from the nearby ancient Greek Temple of Apollo.
Tatrapylon - the monumental gateway which greeted pilgrims approaching the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
The Temple of Athena, funded by Alexander the Great, Priene.
Inside the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Didyma.
Column base from the Temple of Apollo in Didyma.
Old houses in Istambul.
Narrow street in the old part of Ankara.
Celcius Library in Ephesus built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia.
Celcius Library in Ephesus seen from under the ancient arcade.
Garbage dump in the middle of a street in Istambul.
A typical rock in Goreme, Capadoccia.
In one of the rock-carved hotels in Cappadocia.
Typical rock forms from Cappadocia.
Conical rock forms in Cappadocia.
Scenery of Cappadocian mountains.
Local woman from Cappadocia.
In some rocks in Cappadocia one can see openings left by their human inhabitants centuries ago.
Entrance to one of them many carpet shops in Goremw, Cappadocia.
Tourist shop with carpets and habdicrafts in Goreme, Cappadocia.
Man selling local handicrafts in Goreme, Cappadocia.
Turkish woman wearing burqa (chador). Istanbul.
Colourful wall of a house in the old city of Ankara.
A building under construction. Istanbul.
View from the upper lecel of Hagia Sophia towards Bosphorus. Iatanbul.
Local food vendor in front of the steps of Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in the Eminonu district od Istanbul.
Colourful wall of an old house in Ankara.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
An apse with mihrab (a niche showing the direction of Mecca) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Mimbar (an elevated pulpit for delivering sermons) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Mosaic (IX - X century) located in the tympanum above The Imperial Gate of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul. It shows an emperor (Leo VI the Wise or his son Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) bowing down before Christ Pantocrator.
A street with lot of laundry in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
A door to a house in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of Golden Horn. Istanbul.
In front of the museum of Adam Mickiewicz - one of the most prominent Polish poets of the XIX century, who died in this place in 1855. Beyoglu district, Istanbul.
Laundry hang to dry across the street in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Heritage tram of T2 line on İstiklal Caddesi in the Beyoglu district on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
One of the 61 crowded streets in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
A shop with traditional Turkish lanterns in the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
A group of Turkish men talking in one of the streets of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Woman wearing burqa at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Beautifully tiled dome over the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Detail of the external wall and canopy of the Murat III pavilion within the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Islamic inscription made of famous Iznik tiles over the door in the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Domes over the kitchens of the Topkapi Palace in istanbul.
Inside the Basilica Cistern ( Yerebatan Sarayı – "Sunken Palace") in Istanbul built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
One of the two Medusa heads below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
The "upside down" Medusa head below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Bust of Mimar Sinan - one the greatest Ottoman architects living in XVI century at the entrance to Cafer Aga Medresesi (religious school) - one of his works in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old turkish man from the western part of Istanbul.
A muslim cleric in front of the cementary adjacent to the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Collonaded gallery outside the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul.
Valens aqueduct completed in the late 4th century AD crossing the Ataturk Boulevard. Istanbul.
Elderly Turkish men sitting along İtfaiye Caddesi (Lady's Market) in the Fatih district of Istanbul.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Turkish men praying in the Blue Mosque with the minbar seen at the background. Istanbul.
The Bosphorus bridge spanning the Eurpoean and Asian parts of Istanbul seen from the boat passing underneath. Istanbul.
Picturesque Rumelian Castle (Rumelihisari) located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus.
Old cannons displayed in the Rumelihisari castle, Istanbul.
Narrow street near the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul.
Minbar decorated with beautiful Iznik tiles in Rüstem Pasha Mosque located in the Strawmat Weavers Market in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul and designed around 1560 by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Part of the defensive walls of Constantinopole, which protected the city for many centuries until the fall to the Ottoman forces on 29th May 1453.
Hagia Sophia seen from Beyoglu area over Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Approaching the main entrance to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul - the major residency of the Ottoman sultans from 1465 to 1856.
View of the Bosphorus and the Bosphorus Bridge. Istanbul.
Northern part of Golden Horn with the Galata Tower, built in Romanesque style in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Morning view of the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque and the Fatih Mosque (at the background) in Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (known as Blue Mosque) - one of the greatest and most famous mosques of Istanbul.
View over the domes of Hagia Sophia towards the Bosphorus.
Houses along the bank of the Bosphorus. Istanbul.
Blue Mosque seen from the Beyoglu district with the Ataturk Bridge in the foreground. Istanbul.
Picturesque alleyway in Sidi Bou Said with outdoor armchair covered with traditional woven textiles.
Rue Bir El-Hadjar in the northern part of the medina of Tunis featuring a striking three-story white structure belonging to a noble residential house.
On of the many covered passages in the medina of Tunis.
Walking under the brick arcades of Rue El Mektoub in the medina of Tunis.
Local woman sitting at the entrance to a house (dar) in the medina of Tunis.
Pedestrian street of Rue Sidi Ben Arous covered in vibrant purple bougainvillea is in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia.
The minaret of Zitouna Mosque in Tunis medina.
Electrical installation in one of the alleys of the covered souk in Tunis medina.
A bit messy jewellery shop / workshop in the Tunis medina.
Yellow door at the end of an alley in Tunis medina.
Saint Louis Cathedral, a former Roman Catholic church on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. It was built between 1884 and 1890, in a blend of Gothic and Byzantine-Moorish architectural styles.
Sculpted face resembling a mythological god Oceanus within the Archaeological Site of Carthage.
Blue arched wooden doors in the coastal village of Sidi Bou Said.
Beautiful alley in the Tunis medina.
Young boy smiling through the window of his house in the medina of Tunis.
Very narrow alleyway with typical blue iron window grilles and blue ceramic drainpipe in Sidi Bou Said.
French Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul at Place de l'Indépendance in Tunis.
Local man sitting in front of the distinct Art Nouveau style doors of the Municipal Theatre in Tunis.
Woman peeking out of the gate of her house in Cartage near Tunis.
Sanctuary of Tophet in Carthage, an ancient Punic sacred enclosure and burial ground where children are said to be sacrfied for the Phoenician deities Baal Hammon and Tanit.
Marble antient Roman architectural fragments displayed at the ruins of Baths of Antoninus in Carthage.
Ruins of the Baths of Antoninus, an ancient Roman thermal baths from the 2nd Century A.D. Carthage.
View across the Bay of Tunis over the ancient Punic and Roman ports of Carthage o.
A street in the picturesque cliffside village of Sidi Bou Said bear Tunis.
Blue wrought-iron window grille (fer forgé) in a very narrow alleyway in Sidi Bou Said.
Narrow alley in Sidi Bou Said with a prickly pear cactus basking in the sun.
Colorful doors of Sidi Bou Said town north east of Tunis.
Picturesque alleyway in Sidi Bou Said, a famous clifftop village near Tunis.
A street in Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque hilltop village near Tunis overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea seen through a narrow alleyway in Sidi Bou Said.
View of the Cap Bon peninsula from Carthage across the Gulf of Tunis.
Café des Délices (Café Sidi Chabaane) overlooking the Gulf of Tunis in the cliffside village of Sidi Bou Said.
Jasmine vendor in Sidi Bou Said with intricate jasmine bouquets in a woven basket.
Tunisian wedding in Carthage.
Marsa beach - a popular seaside suburb north of Tunis.
Roman floor mosaic Diana the Huntress Riding a Running Deer from 3rd century AD in the Bardo National Museum in Tunis.
Old French post box in front of the Bardo Museum in Tunis.
Coastal waterfront of Hammamet with the walls of the medina seen behind the palm trees.
Quiet street in the 15th century medina of Hammamet.
Covered passageway within the Old Medina of Hammamet.
Prickly flower head of a globe thistle (Echinops species) among the ancient Roman ruins of Bulla Regia.
Subterranean courtyard and peristyle of the House of the Hunt at the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Bulla Regia.
Subterranean peristyle courtyard of a Roman villa at Bulla Regia designed underground to escape the intense North African heat.
Subterranean peristyle courtyard of the House of the Hunt (Maison de la Chasse) at the archaeological site of Bulla Regia.
Intricate floor mosaic in the on of the underground Roman villas called House of Amphitrite at the Bulla Regia archaeological site.
Elaborate mosaic in the House of Amphitrite from around 3rd Century A.D. at the Bulla Regia archaeological site in western Tunisia.
Tunisian shepherd in playful mood on a field somewhere between El Kef and Dougga.
Landscape somewhere between El Kef and Dougga.
Ruins of the Roman city of Dougga (ancient Thugga) with the Capitol temple standing atop the hillside. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Capitol Temple in the ancient Roman city of Dougga built around 166 AD.
Carved letters within the ancient Roman ruins of Dougga - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ruins of the Temple of Saturn on the northern edge of the Roman city of Dougga.
Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, a 2nd-century BC monument located at the ancient Roman archaeological site of Dougga.
Beautiful courtyard of Riad Dar El Caid hotel in the medina of Tozeur.
Old wooden door in the medina of Tozeur.
Ouled el Hadef medina of Tozeur at night.
Woven rugs in Tunisian style hung over the alley in the souk in Tozeur.
Sun shining through the covers and rugs in the alley of a souk in Tozeur medina.
Medina in Tozeur
Chebika mountain oasis in the Tozeur Governorate of western Tunisia.
The new village of Chebika next to the mountain oasis of the same name near Tozeur in southern Tunisia.
Chebika Oasis, a mountain oasis located in the Tozeur Governorate at the foot of the Atlas Mountains.
Local man meeting by the grill on a rooftop in the village of Chebika near the oasis of the same name at the foot of Atlas Mountains near Tozeur.
Mirage (an optical phenomenon) or Fata Morgana in the Sahara Desert near Tozeur.
Carpets laid out for sale in the Ouled El Hadef quarter of the medina of Tozeur.
Tunisian man (caretaker?) met in Mos Espa at the edge of Sahara desert.
Rooftop view of the main square of the Ouled El Hadef quarter in the medina of Tozeur.
One of the covered passages in the medina in Tozeur.
Tunisian rugs hanging above an alley in the souk of Tozeur.
Intricate brickwork wall patterns characteristic for the medina of Tozeur.
Minaret sitting among the palmeraie in Tozeur seen from a rooftop of of one of the medina buildings.
Composition of a chair, jug and plate on a rooftop terrace of a restaurant in Tozeur.
Young boys with a severed head of a ritually sacrifced ram on the day of the muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the medina of Tozeur.
Local Tunisian woman walking a street in the medina of Tozeur.
Narrow, covered passageway typical for the traditional brick architecture of the medina in Tozeur.
Girls from the medina in Tozeur.
Children from the medina in Tozeur.
Meeting a friend at the door. Tozeur medina.
Girls from the medina of Tozeur.
A girl from the medina of Tozeur.
Motorcyclist on P16 highway running across Chott el Djerid - a vast, perfectly flat plain between the Tozeur and Kebili Governorates in southern Tunisia.
Travellers' stop along P16 highway crossing the vast plain of Chott El Jerid and connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which occupies a traditional troglodyte (cave) dwelling, common in this region of Tunesia.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which occupies a traditional troglodyte (cave) dwelling, common in this region of Tunesia.
Toujane, a traditional Berber mountain village in southeastern Tunisia between Matmata and Medenine.
Panoramic view of the landscape on the way from Tatouine to Chenini.
Undulating landscape outside the village of Toujane between Matmata and Médenine with Gulf of Gabès at the horizon.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Idriss in Matmata famous of being a filming location of Star Wars.
Underground courtyard and "Luke Skywalker" room at the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which was used as Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.
Internal space of ksar Haddada in the Tataouine Governorate of southern Tunisia.
Vaulted ghorfas of ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Vaulted ghorfas of ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
A hilltop Mosquée des 7 Dormants (Mosque of the Seven Sleepers) in the Berber village of Chenini with panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
Ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Sunset over the ancient Berber village of Chenini in the Tataouine Governorate.
A proud Berber man met near ksar Ezzahra.
Stacked tectonics of ghorfas (vaulted chambers for grain) of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a fortified Berber granary built in the 15th century and featuring stacked, barrel-vaulted storage rooms known as ghorfas.
Picturesque corner of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Narrow passage in ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Picturesque corner of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
One of the two courtyards of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia built in 15th century.
Steps in Ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the best preserved fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 15th-century fortified granary (ksar) near Tataouine in southern Tunisia.
Local women seen near Ksar Ouled Soltane.
Elderly man from the mountain Berber village of Chenini.
Owner of one of the shops around the whitewashed mosque in the mountain village of Chenini.
Whitewashed mosque in the ancient Berber village of Chenini in the Tataouine Governorate.
Local women dressed in pink walking towards the white-domed mosque in the mountain troglodyte village of Chenini.
Room in Ksar Ouled Debbab beautifully converted into a hotel and located about 7 kilometers outside of Tataouine.
Man chatting by a corner café in Tatouine.
Ksar Ouled Debbab, a fortified Berber granary (ksar) located near Tataouine in southern Tunisia.
Old, rusty bike as a decoration in the courtyard of Hotel Ksar Ouled Debbab in a beautifully converted old fortified granary.
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Houmt Souk on the island of Djerba.
Small square along Rue Jamaa Echikh in Sidi Bou Said.
The courtyard of Hotel Marhala, a converted historic fondouk (an ancient caravanserai used for merchants) located in the heart of Houmt Souk in Djerba.
Long beach in Ras Rmel (Flamingo Island) peninsula on Djerba Island.
Borj Ghazi Mustapha, a 14th-century kasbah in Houmt Souk on the island of Djerba.
Jeweller from the medina of Houmt Souk in Djerba using a piece of broken glass as a magnifying glass.
Narrow street in the medina of Tunis.
Orange containers for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hung to dry(?) in Tozeur.
Woman selling clothes on a street market in Kairouan.
Swimming pool in the courtyard of Hotel La Kasbah in Kairouan converted from the ancient city stronghold (kasbah).
White tombs of the Ouled Farhane Cemetery directly outside the monumental walls of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
White tombs of the Ouled Farhane Cemetery directly outside the monumental walls of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Whitewashed tombstones in the Ouled Farhane cemetery, just outside the Kairouan's medina walls.
Boy rides on his bike along the western brick wall and buttresses of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Horseshoe arches around the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (UNESCO World Heritahe site) founded in 670 AD and considered the fourth holiest site in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Under the arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
A heap of carpets and rugs iunder the arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Local woman walking along the shaded arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Ornate door to the minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Arched passageway in a narrow street in the Tunis medina.
Covered passageway in the medina of Kairouan leading to a red door.
Local resident carrying a carpet through the streets of Kairouan medina.
Elderly Tunisian woman i Kairouan medina.
Blue-walled Mosque of the Three Doors (Mosquée des Trois Portes) built in 866 AD located in the Medina of Kairouan.
Traditional loom workshop in the medina of Kairouan.
Rusty metal hand cart often referred to as a "krossa" left in the square of the medina in Kairouan.
Ornate door in the medina of Kairouan.
Atmospheric street in Kairouan medina
Medina in Kairouan
Lavishly decorated ceiling of an 18th-century mansion that was once the residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era) and his four wives. Now houses a rug shop called Société Tapis Allani.
View of the medina in Kairouan from the roof top of Société Tapis Allani - a rug shop in the former residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era).
View of the medina in Kairouan from the roof top of Société Tapis Allani - a rug shop in the former residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era).
A seller (or owner?) of the famous carpet shop in the magnificent Governor's House in Kairouan.
Dining room at Dar El Allani, a former residence of the Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era), now a restaurant and museum.
Narrow alleyway within the Medina of Kairouan, featuring traditional white-walled buildings and a prominent blue wooden balcony with islamic mashrabiyas (wooden latticework screens).
Sad door in the medina of Kairouan.
Tunisian woman sitting at the entrance to the Zaouia of Sidi Sahab (also known as the Barber's Mosque) in Kairouan
Door in the medina of Kairouan.
Amphitheatre of El Jem, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world built in the 3rd century AD.
Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Sfax.
Woman praying in the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Interior of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which was constructed around 238 AD and could hold an estimated 35,000 spectators.
Great Mosque of Sfax seen from a nearby rooftop with its distinctive minaret on the right.
Tunisian men playing domino in a caffee next to the Roman amphitheater in El Jem.
Les Oliviers Palace, a five-star neo-Moorish style hotel in Sfax.
Close up view of a carpet on the floor of the Great Mosque in Sfax.
View of the houses in Sfax medina from a rooftop of one of the restaurants.
Bab Diwan (also known as Bab Bhar), the grand southern gateway into the medieval Medina of Sfax.
Lazy cat met in an abandoned house in the medina of Sfax.
Beb Diwan or Bab el Bhar, one of the fortified gates serving as a historic entrance to the old city of the medina in Sfax, the most authentic medina in Tunisia.
Shoemaker in the medina in Sfax, where one can find workshops manufacturing or mending almost any utensils and other objects of daily use.
Tunisian woman in a in a wide-brimmed hat commonly worn in central and southern Tunisia. Medina in Sfax.
Proud fish seller from the fish market in Souk El Hout in Sfax.
Fish market north of the Sfax medina behind Bab Jebli.
Fish market north of the Sfax medina behind Bab Jebli.
Artisan shop and its owner specializing in crafting traditional Tunisian sieves and sifters, which are essential for preparing local dishes like couscous. Sfax medina.
Narrow street in the Sfax medina with buildings protected from collapsing with wooden beams and planks.
Friendly Tunisian lady met in the medina of Sfax.
Municipal Palace of Sfax, completed in 1955 and designed by a mix of Italian, Sicilian, Maltese, and Tunisian architects.
Tunisian woman from Mahdia wearing a traditional dress prepared for her wedding and adorned with intricate gold embroidery and layered pearl necklaces.
A street in the medina of Mahdia with the minaret of the Slimane Hamza Mosque seen at the background.
Street scene in tke medina of Mahdia with the octagonal minaret of the 18th-century Mustapha Hamza Mosque.
Local Tunisian men chatting in front of a caffee in the medina of Mahdia.
Distinct octagonal minaret of the 17th-century Zaouia Zakkak in the medina of Sousse.
End of a narrow alley in Sousse medina.
Man walking a bicicle through a street of the medina in Mehdia.
Sunny cafe courtyard in Mahdia medina, featuring traditional woven light fixtures.
Street sign of the "Place du Caire" (Batha'a al-Qahira or Cairo Square) and a yellow mailbox of "La Poste Tunisienne" located within the Medina of Mahdia.
Elderly Tunisian woman walking past the entrance to the 17th-century Ottoman Madrassa al-Zaqqaq in Sousse.
Unique blue wooden door of Dar Lella Khadija in the medina of Sousse.
Elderly local man walking past the blue door of Zawiya of Sidi Bouraoui, in the historic medina of Sousse.
Local kids from the Sousse medina.
Group of young women from Mehdia celebrating the upcoming weddiung of the girl dressed in gold.
A view from a cafe rooftop overlooking the medina of Sousse with the minaret of the Mosque of the Three Doors (Mosque Al-Akaouwet) on the right.
Panoramic view of the rooftops in the medina of Sousse with the minaret of the Medersa and Zaouia of El-Zaqqaq on the right.
Young Tunisian lady from Mahdia wearing a traditional gold sequined gown and a matching golden face veil adorned with coins in preparation for her wedding.
A cat sleeping on the steps of the Grand Mosque of Sousse.
Yellow sculpture made from a bicycle and a jerrycan on a wall of a street in the medina of Sousse.
Potted yucca in a street of the Sousse medina.
Green hand painted table in Rue Sidi Ben Arous leading to the famous Al-Zaytuna Mosque in the medina of Tunis.
One of the many rooms in Eddar, an old house (dar) turned shop and museum in the Tunis medina.
Théâtre municipal de Tunis, located on Avenue Habib-Bourguiba in Tunis. It was designed in the Art Nouveau style by a French architect Jean-Emile Resplandy and opened on November 20, 1902.
Landscape of the Dahar region in southern Tunisia near Tatouine.
Ruins of the temple of Juno Caelestis in the ancient Roman city of Dougga.
Traditional Berber troglodyte dwelling, still inhabited, near Matmata, featuring homes carved into the earth around a sunken courtyard.
Ruins of Bulla Regia, an ancient Roman town located in modern-day Tunisia, which is famous for its unique villas, built underground to provide relief from the intense North African summer heat.
Port of Sidi Bou Said and its adjacent beach along the Gulf of Tunis seen from thje clifftop of the town.
Rock formation within the mountain oasis of Chebika near Tozeur.
Marble Corinthian column capital in the ancient ruins of the Baths of Antoninus in Carthage.
Amphitheatre of El Jem, the second largest Roman amphitheater after the Roman Colliseum.
The Roman theatre of Dougga, a UNESCO World Heritage site built around 2nd century AD. It could seat seat approximately 3,500 spectators.
Arch of Alexander Severus, a Roman triumphal arch in the ancient ruined Roman city of Dougga.
Prickly pear cactus with colorful flowers seen among the ancient Roman ruins of Dougga.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 15th-century fortified granary in southern Tunisia featuring multi-level, barrel-vaulted storage cells called ghorfas arranged around two main courtyards.
Full view of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, a major Roman ruin dating back to the 3rd century AD.
Waterfall in Chebika Oasis in the Tozeur Governorate.
Crystallized pinkish salt deposits seen on the vast plain of Chott el Djerid next to the P16 highway - a causeway connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
Temple of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva built around 166–167 CE next to a public plaza in the ancient Roman city of Dougga.
Ksar Hadada, a traditional fortified Berber granary (ksar) famous as a filming location for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Rusty, abandoned Volkswagen Type 3 (likely from 1961-1973) in the Sahara Desert near Mos Espa in southern Tunisia.
Rooftop view of the medina of Kairouan.
Nicely painted toilette block near the causeway crossing Chott el Djerid, the largest salt pan of the Tunisian Sahara.
Bab Diwan, the main southern gate leading into the ancient medina of Sfax.
Main commercial thoroughfare known as the "100 Metres" street (Rue des 100 Mètres) connecting the municipality building with the medina in Sfax.
Great Mosque of Kairouan, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in the 7th century. For many Muslims it is the fourth holiest site after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan seen from the rooftop of a nearby shop.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 17th-century fortified granary with up to four levels of vaulted storage cells called ghorfas in the Tataouine region of southern Tunisia.
Al-Zaytuna Mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in the medina of Tunis founded around 698 AD.
One of the two courtyards of ksar (Berber fortified granary) Ouled Soltane.
One of the unique rocks of the Eriguet Dunes yardang field seen on the way to Mos Espa near Tozeur in southern Tunisia.
Crystallized salt around a pool of water seen on the vast plain of Chott el Djerid next to the P16 highway - a causeway connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
Coastal fortress (kasbah) and whitewashed medina of Hamammet.
Rooftop terrace in Kairouan with blue ceramic jars and a minaret of the Great Mosque in the background.
Date palm trees in the Sahara desert near Douz.
Minaret of the Sidi Bouchouicha Mosque in Sfax seen from the crowded streets of the most authentic medina in Tunisia.
Blue boat on the beach in Ras R'mal peninsula on Djerba Island.
Koubbet El Haoua (Dome of the Air), a 19th-century seaside pavilion built by the Husseinite Bey dynasty on the beach in La Marsa.
Flags of various countries (including Poland) at a roadside stop in Chott el Djerid, a massive endorheic salt lake at the edge of the Sahara Desert.
Mos Espa film set in the Sahara desert near Nefta and Tozeur, known as the spaceport of the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).
The best beach on Djerba Island in Ras R'mal peninsula.
Toilette block in the desert on the way to Mos Espa.
Multi layered mountainous landscape somewhere between Matmata and Médenine.
Yoda-themed welcome sign outside the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, which was used as the interior of the Lars Homestead in the Star Wars.
Makeshift "canopies" over the bazaar in Istambul.
Wooden cart in front of the house in the old part of Ankara.
Theater in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Blue wall of a house in the old part of Ankara.
Lycian rock tombs from about 400 BC near Dalyan on the south-west coast of Turkey.
Green tiled tower over the mausoleum of Mevlana (known also as Rumi) - a 13th century Muslim saint, who founded the famous Muslim sect of Whirling Dervishes. Konya.
Interior of the Mevlana mausoleum and his tomb. Konya.
Tiled roofs of houses in the old part of Ankara.
One of the two famous Medusa heads in the underground Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarayı) dating from the 6th century A.D. and located near Hagia Sophia in Istambul.
Closeup of the central part of Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
The ritual of washing of the feet prior to entry to a mosque. Istambul.
Inside the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
A view over the roofs of Suleymaniye Mosque towards the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque and the Bosphorus. Istambul.
Local woman picking her nose in front of the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque. Istambul.
View towards Hagia Sophia from a nearby street. Istambul.
Pink window in the old part of Ankara.
Peppers hang to dry on a window in the old part of Ankara.
Suleymaniye Mosque (far left) and Rustem Pasa Mosque (near right) seen from the bank of the Golden Horn near the Galata bridge.
Children playing on the side street in the old area of Istambul.
Mihrab (niche in the wall indicating the direction of Mecca) in Saint Sophia mosque.
Green door and matching window in the old part of Ankara.
Window with flowerpot in the old part of Ankara.
Blue door in yellow wall. Old Ankara.
Turkish farmer with his donkey. Cappadocia.
In the mountains of Cappadocia.
Old minarets of Aziziye Camii (mosque) in Konya.
Carpets hang for airing (?) in the old part of Ankara.
The Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora - current museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul is unique because of its very well preserved mosaics and frescoes from XIV century.
Blue wall and laundry hang to dry in the old part of Ankara.
Shop with galvanized household appliances on the covered bazaar in Istambul.
Lycian rock-cut tombs near Dalyan, south-west Turkey.
Lycian rock-cut tombs near Dalyan, south-west Turkey.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Ruins of the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
Sunset over the famous terraces in Pamukkale made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water from the nearby hot springs.
Famous travertine terraces in Pamukkale a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Antique Pool in Pamukkale littered with original marble columns, plinths and capitals from the nearby ancient Greek Temple of Apollo.
Tatrapylon - the monumental gateway which greeted pilgrims approaching the Temple of Aphrodite in Aphrodisias.
The Temple of Athena, funded by Alexander the Great, Priene.
Inside the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in Didyma.
Column base from the Temple of Apollo in Didyma.
Old houses in Istambul.
Narrow street in the old part of Ankara.
Celcius Library in Ephesus built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia.
Celcius Library in Ephesus seen from under the ancient arcade.
Garbage dump in the middle of a street in Istambul.
A typical rock in Goreme, Capadoccia.
In one of the rock-carved hotels in Cappadocia.
Typical rock forms from Cappadocia.
Conical rock forms in Cappadocia.
Scenery of Cappadocian mountains.
Local woman from Cappadocia.
In some rocks in Cappadocia one can see openings left by their human inhabitants centuries ago.
Entrance to one of them many carpet shops in Goremw, Cappadocia.
Tourist shop with carpets and habdicrafts in Goreme, Cappadocia.
Man selling local handicrafts in Goreme, Cappadocia.
Turkish woman wearing burqa (chador). Istanbul.
Colourful wall of a house in the old city of Ankara.
A building under construction. Istanbul.
View from the upper lecel of Hagia Sophia towards Bosphorus. Iatanbul.
Local food vendor in front of the steps of Yeni Cami (New Mosque) in the Eminonu district od Istanbul.
Colourful wall of an old house in Ankara.
Mantenence worker on one of the domes of Hagia Sophia. Istanbul.
An apse with mihrab (a niche showing the direction of Mecca) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Mimbar (an elevated pulpit for delivering sermons) in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Inside Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
People queuing to put their thumbs into the hole at the bottom part of the Sweating Column in the northern corner of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Doing this and rotating one's palm 360 degrees is said to cure various ailments.
View of the interior of Hagia Sophia from the upper gallery. Istanbul.
Mosaic (IX - X century) located in the tympanum above The Imperial Gate of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul. It shows an emperor (Leo VI the Wise or his son Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus) bowing down before Christ Pantocrator.
A street with lot of laundry in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
A door to a house in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of Golden Horn. Istanbul.
In front of the museum of Adam Mickiewicz - one of the most prominent Polish poets of the XIX century, who died in this place in 1855. Beyoglu district, Istanbul.
Laundry hang to dry across the street in the residential district of Beyoglu on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Heritage tram of T2 line on İstiklal Caddesi in the Beyoglu district on the northern side of the Golden Horn. Istanbul.
One of the 61 crowded streets in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
A shop with traditional Turkish lanterns in the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
A group of Turkish men talking in one of the streets of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
Woman wearing burqa at the Grand Bazaar, Istanbul.
Iznik tiles on the wall of the harem in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul.
Inside the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Beautifully tiled dome over the harem of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Detail of the external wall and canopy of the Murat III pavilion within the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Islamic inscription made of famous Iznik tiles over the door in the harem complex of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
Domes over the kitchens of the Topkapi Palace in istanbul.
Inside the Basilica Cistern ( Yerebatan Sarayı – "Sunken Palace") in Istanbul built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
One of the two Medusa heads below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
The "upside down" Medusa head below a column located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul.
A figure of "dancing Dervish" in the lobby of the Hodjapasha Dance Theater in Istanbul.
Bust of Mimar Sinan - one the greatest Ottoman architects living in XVI century at the entrance to Cafer Aga Medresesi (religious school) - one of his works in Istanbul.
Turkish family walking past an old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old wooden house in the western part of Istanbul near the Byzantine city walls.
An old turkish man from the western part of Istanbul.
A muslim cleric in front of the cementary adjacent to the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.
Interior of the Suleymaniye Mosque, the largest in Istanbul, designed by the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Collonaded gallery outside the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in Istanbul.
Valens aqueduct completed in the late 4th century AD crossing the Ataturk Boulevard. Istanbul.
Elderly Turkish men sitting along İtfaiye Caddesi (Lady's Market) in the Fatih district of Istanbul.
Inside the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.
Turkish men praying in the Blue Mosque with the minbar seen at the background. Istanbul.
The Bosphorus bridge spanning the Eurpoean and Asian parts of Istanbul seen from the boat passing underneath. Istanbul.
Picturesque Rumelian Castle (Rumelihisari) located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, on a hill at the European side of the Bosphorus.
Old cannons displayed in the Rumelihisari castle, Istanbul.
Narrow street near the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul.
Minbar decorated with beautiful Iznik tiles in Rüstem Pasha Mosque located in the Strawmat Weavers Market in the Tahtakale neighborhood, of the Fatih district of Istanbul and designed around 1560 by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan for the grand vizier Rüstem.
The mosaic showing Christ as “The Land of the Living” placed in the lunette over the doorway to the esonarthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in the south dome of the inner narthex of the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, Istanbul.
Part of the defensive walls of Constantinopole, which protected the city for many centuries until the fall to the Ottoman forces on 29th May 1453.
Hagia Sophia seen from Beyoglu area over Golden Horn. Istanbul.
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
Approaching the main entrance to the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul - the major residency of the Ottoman sultans from 1465 to 1856.
View of the Bosphorus and the Bosphorus Bridge. Istanbul.
Northern part of Golden Horn with the Galata Tower, built in Romanesque style in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople, now Istanbul.
Morning view of the Sultan Ahmed (Blue) Mosque and the Fatih Mosque (at the background) in Istanbul.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque (known as Blue Mosque) - one of the greatest and most famous mosques of Istanbul.
View over the domes of Hagia Sophia towards the Bosphorus.
Houses along the bank of the Bosphorus. Istanbul.
Blue Mosque seen from the Beyoglu district with the Ataturk Bridge in the foreground. Istanbul.
Picturesque alleyway in Sidi Bou Said with outdoor armchair covered with traditional woven textiles.
Rue Bir El-Hadjar in the northern part of the medina of Tunis featuring a striking three-story white structure belonging to a noble residential house.
On of the many covered passages in the medina of Tunis.
Walking under the brick arcades of Rue El Mektoub in the medina of Tunis.
Local woman sitting at the entrance to a house (dar) in the medina of Tunis.
Pedestrian street of Rue Sidi Ben Arous covered in vibrant purple bougainvillea is in the Medina of Tunis, Tunisia.
The minaret of Zitouna Mosque in Tunis medina.
Electrical installation in one of the alleys of the covered souk in Tunis medina.
A bit messy jewellery shop / workshop in the Tunis medina.
Yellow door at the end of an alley in Tunis medina.
Saint Louis Cathedral, a former Roman Catholic church on Byrsa Hill in Carthage. It was built between 1884 and 1890, in a blend of Gothic and Byzantine-Moorish architectural styles.
Sculpted face resembling a mythological god Oceanus within the Archaeological Site of Carthage.
Blue arched wooden doors in the coastal village of Sidi Bou Said.
Beautiful alley in the Tunis medina.
Young boy smiling through the window of his house in the medina of Tunis.
Very narrow alleyway with typical blue iron window grilles and blue ceramic drainpipe in Sidi Bou Said.
French Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul at Place de l'Indépendance in Tunis.
Local man sitting in front of the distinct Art Nouveau style doors of the Municipal Theatre in Tunis.
Woman peeking out of the gate of her house in Cartage near Tunis.
Sanctuary of Tophet in Carthage, an ancient Punic sacred enclosure and burial ground where children are said to be sacrfied for the Phoenician deities Baal Hammon and Tanit.
Marble antient Roman architectural fragments displayed at the ruins of Baths of Antoninus in Carthage.
Ruins of the Baths of Antoninus, an ancient Roman thermal baths from the 2nd Century A.D. Carthage.
View across the Bay of Tunis over the ancient Punic and Roman ports of Carthage o.
A street in the picturesque cliffside village of Sidi Bou Said bear Tunis.
Blue wrought-iron window grille (fer forgé) in a very narrow alleyway in Sidi Bou Said.
Narrow alley in Sidi Bou Said with a prickly pear cactus basking in the sun.
Colorful doors of Sidi Bou Said town north east of Tunis.
Picturesque alleyway in Sidi Bou Said, a famous clifftop village near Tunis.
A street in Sidi Bou Said, a picturesque hilltop village near Tunis overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea seen through a narrow alleyway in Sidi Bou Said.
View of the Cap Bon peninsula from Carthage across the Gulf of Tunis.
Café des Délices (Café Sidi Chabaane) overlooking the Gulf of Tunis in the cliffside village of Sidi Bou Said.
Jasmine vendor in Sidi Bou Said with intricate jasmine bouquets in a woven basket.
Tunisian wedding in Carthage.
Marsa beach - a popular seaside suburb north of Tunis.
Roman floor mosaic Diana the Huntress Riding a Running Deer from 3rd century AD in the Bardo National Museum in Tunis.
Old French post box in front of the Bardo Museum in Tunis.
Coastal waterfront of Hammamet with the walls of the medina seen behind the palm trees.
Quiet street in the 15th century medina of Hammamet.
Covered passageway within the Old Medina of Hammamet.
Prickly flower head of a globe thistle (Echinops species) among the ancient Roman ruins of Bulla Regia.
Subterranean courtyard and peristyle of the House of the Hunt at the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Bulla Regia.
Subterranean peristyle courtyard of a Roman villa at Bulla Regia designed underground to escape the intense North African heat.
Subterranean peristyle courtyard of the House of the Hunt (Maison de la Chasse) at the archaeological site of Bulla Regia.
Intricate floor mosaic in the on of the underground Roman villas called House of Amphitrite at the Bulla Regia archaeological site.
Elaborate mosaic in the House of Amphitrite from around 3rd Century A.D. at the Bulla Regia archaeological site in western Tunisia.
Tunisian shepherd in playful mood on a field somewhere between El Kef and Dougga.
Landscape somewhere between El Kef and Dougga.
Ruins of the Roman city of Dougga (ancient Thugga) with the Capitol temple standing atop the hillside. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Capitol Temple in the ancient Roman city of Dougga built around 166 AD.
Carved letters within the ancient Roman ruins of Dougga - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ruins of the Temple of Saturn on the northern edge of the Roman city of Dougga.
Libyco-Punic Mausoleum, a 2nd-century BC monument located at the ancient Roman archaeological site of Dougga.
Beautiful courtyard of Riad Dar El Caid hotel in the medina of Tozeur.
Old wooden door in the medina of Tozeur.
Ouled el Hadef medina of Tozeur at night.
Woven rugs in Tunisian style hung over the alley in the souk in Tozeur.
Sun shining through the covers and rugs in the alley of a souk in Tozeur medina.
Medina in Tozeur
Chebika mountain oasis in the Tozeur Governorate of western Tunisia.
The new village of Chebika next to the mountain oasis of the same name near Tozeur in southern Tunisia.
Chebika Oasis, a mountain oasis located in the Tozeur Governorate at the foot of the Atlas Mountains.
Local man meeting by the grill on a rooftop in the village of Chebika near the oasis of the same name at the foot of Atlas Mountains near Tozeur.
Mirage (an optical phenomenon) or Fata Morgana in the Sahara Desert near Tozeur.
Carpets laid out for sale in the Ouled El Hadef quarter of the medina of Tozeur.
Tunisian man (caretaker?) met in Mos Espa at the edge of Sahara desert.
Rooftop view of the main square of the Ouled El Hadef quarter in the medina of Tozeur.
One of the covered passages in the medina in Tozeur.
Tunisian rugs hanging above an alley in the souk of Tozeur.
Intricate brickwork wall patterns characteristic for the medina of Tozeur.
Minaret sitting among the palmeraie in Tozeur seen from a rooftop of of one of the medina buildings.
Composition of a chair, jug and plate on a rooftop terrace of a restaurant in Tozeur.
Young boys with a severed head of a ritually sacrifced ram on the day of the muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the medina of Tozeur.
Local Tunisian woman walking a street in the medina of Tozeur.
Narrow, covered passageway typical for the traditional brick architecture of the medina in Tozeur.
Girls from the medina in Tozeur.
Children from the medina in Tozeur.
Meeting a friend at the door. Tozeur medina.
Girls from the medina of Tozeur.
A girl from the medina of Tozeur.
Motorcyclist on P16 highway running across Chott el Djerid - a vast, perfectly flat plain between the Tozeur and Kebili Governorates in southern Tunisia.
Travellers' stop along P16 highway crossing the vast plain of Chott El Jerid and connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which occupies a traditional troglodyte (cave) dwelling, common in this region of Tunesia.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which occupies a traditional troglodyte (cave) dwelling, common in this region of Tunesia.
Toujane, a traditional Berber mountain village in southeastern Tunisia between Matmata and Medenine.
Panoramic view of the landscape on the way from Tatouine to Chenini.
Undulating landscape outside the village of Toujane between Matmata and Médenine with Gulf of Gabès at the horizon.
On of the underground courtyards of the Hotel Sidi Idriss in Matmata famous of being a filming location of Star Wars.
Underground courtyard and "Luke Skywalker" room at the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata which was used as Luke Skywalker's home in Star Wars.
Internal space of ksar Haddada in the Tataouine Governorate of southern Tunisia.
Vaulted ghorfas of ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Vaulted ghorfas of ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
A hilltop Mosquée des 7 Dormants (Mosque of the Seven Sleepers) in the Berber village of Chenini with panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.
Ksar Haddada, one of the many Berber fortified granaries in southern Tunisia. This ksar was also the filming site of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Sunset over the ancient Berber village of Chenini in the Tataouine Governorate.
A proud Berber man met near ksar Ezzahra.
Stacked tectonics of ghorfas (vaulted chambers for grain) of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a fortified Berber granary built in the 15th century and featuring stacked, barrel-vaulted storage rooms known as ghorfas.
Picturesque corner of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Narrow passage in ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Picturesque corner of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
One of the two courtyards of ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the many fortified granaries in southern Tunisia built in 15th century.
Steps in Ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the best preserved fortified granaries in southern Tunisia.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 15th-century fortified granary (ksar) near Tataouine in southern Tunisia.
Local women seen near Ksar Ouled Soltane.
Elderly man from the mountain Berber village of Chenini.
Owner of one of the shops around the whitewashed mosque in the mountain village of Chenini.
Whitewashed mosque in the ancient Berber village of Chenini in the Tataouine Governorate.
Local women dressed in pink walking towards the white-domed mosque in the mountain troglodyte village of Chenini.
Room in Ksar Ouled Debbab beautifully converted into a hotel and located about 7 kilometers outside of Tataouine.
Man chatting by a corner café in Tatouine.
Ksar Ouled Debbab, a fortified Berber granary (ksar) located near Tataouine in southern Tunisia.
Old, rusty bike as a decoration in the courtyard of Hotel Ksar Ouled Debbab in a beautifully converted old fortified granary.
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Houmt Souk on the island of Djerba.
Small square along Rue Jamaa Echikh in Sidi Bou Said.
The courtyard of Hotel Marhala, a converted historic fondouk (an ancient caravanserai used for merchants) located in the heart of Houmt Souk in Djerba.
Long beach in Ras Rmel (Flamingo Island) peninsula on Djerba Island.
Borj Ghazi Mustapha, a 14th-century kasbah in Houmt Souk on the island of Djerba.
Jeweller from the medina of Houmt Souk in Djerba using a piece of broken glass as a magnifying glass.
Narrow street in the medina of Tunis.
Orange containers for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hung to dry(?) in Tozeur.
Woman selling clothes on a street market in Kairouan.
Swimming pool in the courtyard of Hotel La Kasbah in Kairouan converted from the ancient city stronghold (kasbah).
White tombs of the Ouled Farhane Cemetery directly outside the monumental walls of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
White tombs of the Ouled Farhane Cemetery directly outside the monumental walls of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Whitewashed tombstones in the Ouled Farhane cemetery, just outside the Kairouan's medina walls.
Boy rides on his bike along the western brick wall and buttresses of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Horseshoe arches around the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Kairouan (UNESCO World Heritahe site) founded in 670 AD and considered the fourth holiest site in Islam after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Under the arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
A heap of carpets and rugs iunder the arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Local woman walking along the shaded arcades of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Ornate door to the minaret of the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Arched passageway in a narrow street in the Tunis medina.
Covered passageway in the medina of Kairouan leading to a red door.
Local resident carrying a carpet through the streets of Kairouan medina.
Elderly Tunisian woman i Kairouan medina.
Blue-walled Mosque of the Three Doors (Mosquée des Trois Portes) built in 866 AD located in the Medina of Kairouan.
Traditional loom workshop in the medina of Kairouan.
Rusty metal hand cart often referred to as a "krossa" left in the square of the medina in Kairouan.
Ornate door in the medina of Kairouan.
Atmospheric street in Kairouan medina
Medina in Kairouan
Lavishly decorated ceiling of an 18th-century mansion that was once the residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era) and his four wives. Now houses a rug shop called Société Tapis Allani.
View of the medina in Kairouan from the roof top of Société Tapis Allani - a rug shop in the former residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era).
View of the medina in Kairouan from the roof top of Société Tapis Allani - a rug shop in the former residence of a Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era).
A seller (or owner?) of the famous carpet shop in the magnificent Governor's House in Kairouan.
Dining room at Dar El Allani, a former residence of the Kairouan bey (provincial governor from the Ottoman era), now a restaurant and museum.
Narrow alleyway within the Medina of Kairouan, featuring traditional white-walled buildings and a prominent blue wooden balcony with islamic mashrabiyas (wooden latticework screens).
Sad door in the medina of Kairouan.
Tunisian woman sitting at the entrance to the Zaouia of Sidi Sahab (also known as the Barber's Mosque) in Kairouan
Door in the medina of Kairouan.
Amphitheatre of El Jem, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world built in the 3rd century AD.
Courtyard and minaret of the Great Mosque of Sfax.
Woman praying in the Great Mosque of Kairouan.
Interior of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which was constructed around 238 AD and could hold an estimated 35,000 spectators.
Great Mosque of Sfax seen from a nearby rooftop with its distinctive minaret on the right.
Tunisian men playing domino in a caffee next to the Roman amphitheater in El Jem.
Les Oliviers Palace, a five-star neo-Moorish style hotel in Sfax.
Close up view of a carpet on the floor of the Great Mosque in Sfax.
View of the houses in Sfax medina from a rooftop of one of the restaurants.
Bab Diwan (also known as Bab Bhar), the grand southern gateway into the medieval Medina of Sfax.
Lazy cat met in an abandoned house in the medina of Sfax.
Beb Diwan or Bab el Bhar, one of the fortified gates serving as a historic entrance to the old city of the medina in Sfax, the most authentic medina in Tunisia.
Shoemaker in the medina in Sfax, where one can find workshops manufacturing or mending almost any utensils and other objects of daily use.
Tunisian woman in a in a wide-brimmed hat commonly worn in central and southern Tunisia. Medina in Sfax.
Proud fish seller from the fish market in Souk El Hout in Sfax.
Fish market north of the Sfax medina behind Bab Jebli.
Fish market north of the Sfax medina behind Bab Jebli.
Artisan shop and its owner specializing in crafting traditional Tunisian sieves and sifters, which are essential for preparing local dishes like couscous. Sfax medina.
Narrow street in the Sfax medina with buildings protected from collapsing with wooden beams and planks.
Friendly Tunisian lady met in the medina of Sfax.
Municipal Palace of Sfax, completed in 1955 and designed by a mix of Italian, Sicilian, Maltese, and Tunisian architects.
Tunisian woman from Mahdia wearing a traditional dress prepared for her wedding and adorned with intricate gold embroidery and layered pearl necklaces.
A street in the medina of Mahdia with the minaret of the Slimane Hamza Mosque seen at the background.
Street scene in tke medina of Mahdia with the octagonal minaret of the 18th-century Mustapha Hamza Mosque.
Local Tunisian men chatting in front of a caffee in the medina of Mahdia.
Distinct octagonal minaret of the 17th-century Zaouia Zakkak in the medina of Sousse.
End of a narrow alley in Sousse medina.
Man walking a bicicle through a street of the medina in Mehdia.
Sunny cafe courtyard in Mahdia medina, featuring traditional woven light fixtures.
Street sign of the "Place du Caire" (Batha'a al-Qahira or Cairo Square) and a yellow mailbox of "La Poste Tunisienne" located within the Medina of Mahdia.
Elderly Tunisian woman walking past the entrance to the 17th-century Ottoman Madrassa al-Zaqqaq in Sousse.
Unique blue wooden door of Dar Lella Khadija in the medina of Sousse.
Elderly local man walking past the blue door of Zawiya of Sidi Bouraoui, in the historic medina of Sousse.
Local kids from the Sousse medina.
Group of young women from Mehdia celebrating the upcoming weddiung of the girl dressed in gold.
A view from a cafe rooftop overlooking the medina of Sousse with the minaret of the Mosque of the Three Doors (Mosque Al-Akaouwet) on the right.
Panoramic view of the rooftops in the medina of Sousse with the minaret of the Medersa and Zaouia of El-Zaqqaq on the right.
Young Tunisian lady from Mahdia wearing a traditional gold sequined gown and a matching golden face veil adorned with coins in preparation for her wedding.
A cat sleeping on the steps of the Grand Mosque of Sousse.
Yellow sculpture made from a bicycle and a jerrycan on a wall of a street in the medina of Sousse.
Potted yucca in a street of the Sousse medina.
Green hand painted table in Rue Sidi Ben Arous leading to the famous Al-Zaytuna Mosque in the medina of Tunis.
One of the many rooms in Eddar, an old house (dar) turned shop and museum in the Tunis medina.
Théâtre municipal de Tunis, located on Avenue Habib-Bourguiba in Tunis. It was designed in the Art Nouveau style by a French architect Jean-Emile Resplandy and opened on November 20, 1902.
Landscape of the Dahar region in southern Tunisia near Tatouine.
Ruins of the temple of Juno Caelestis in the ancient Roman city of Dougga.
Traditional Berber troglodyte dwelling, still inhabited, near Matmata, featuring homes carved into the earth around a sunken courtyard.
Ruins of Bulla Regia, an ancient Roman town located in modern-day Tunisia, which is famous for its unique villas, built underground to provide relief from the intense North African summer heat.
Port of Sidi Bou Said and its adjacent beach along the Gulf of Tunis seen from thje clifftop of the town.
Rock formation within the mountain oasis of Chebika near Tozeur.
Marble Corinthian column capital in the ancient ruins of the Baths of Antoninus in Carthage.
Amphitheatre of El Jem, the second largest Roman amphitheater after the Roman Colliseum.
The Roman theatre of Dougga, a UNESCO World Heritage site built around 2nd century AD. It could seat seat approximately 3,500 spectators.
Arch of Alexander Severus, a Roman triumphal arch in the ancient ruined Roman city of Dougga.
Prickly pear cactus with colorful flowers seen among the ancient Roman ruins of Dougga.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 15th-century fortified granary in southern Tunisia featuring multi-level, barrel-vaulted storage cells called ghorfas arranged around two main courtyards.
Full view of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, a major Roman ruin dating back to the 3rd century AD.
Waterfall in Chebika Oasis in the Tozeur Governorate.
Crystallized pinkish salt deposits seen on the vast plain of Chott el Djerid next to the P16 highway - a causeway connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
Temple of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva built around 166–167 CE next to a public plaza in the ancient Roman city of Dougga.
Ksar Hadada, a traditional fortified Berber granary (ksar) famous as a filming location for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
Rusty, abandoned Volkswagen Type 3 (likely from 1961-1973) in the Sahara Desert near Mos Espa in southern Tunisia.
Rooftop view of the medina of Kairouan.
Nicely painted toilette block near the causeway crossing Chott el Djerid, the largest salt pan of the Tunisian Sahara.
Bab Diwan, the main southern gate leading into the ancient medina of Sfax.
Main commercial thoroughfare known as the "100 Metres" street (Rue des 100 Mètres) connecting the municipality building with the medina in Sfax.
Great Mosque of Kairouan, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in the 7th century. For many Muslims it is the fourth holiest site after Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem.
The Great Mosque of Kairouan seen from the rooftop of a nearby shop.
Ksar Ouled Soltane, a 17th-century fortified granary with up to four levels of vaulted storage cells called ghorfas in the Tataouine region of southern Tunisia.
Al-Zaytuna Mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in the medina of Tunis founded around 698 AD.
One of the two courtyards of ksar (Berber fortified granary) Ouled Soltane.
One of the unique rocks of the Eriguet Dunes yardang field seen on the way to Mos Espa near Tozeur in southern Tunisia.
Crystallized salt around a pool of water seen on the vast plain of Chott el Djerid next to the P16 highway - a causeway connecting Tozeur and Kebili.
Coastal fortress (kasbah) and whitewashed medina of Hamammet.
Rooftop terrace in Kairouan with blue ceramic jars and a minaret of the Great Mosque in the background.
Date palm trees in the Sahara desert near Douz.
Minaret of the Sidi Bouchouicha Mosque in Sfax seen from the crowded streets of the most authentic medina in Tunisia.
Blue boat on the beach in Ras R'mal peninsula on Djerba Island.
Koubbet El Haoua (Dome of the Air), a 19th-century seaside pavilion built by the Husseinite Bey dynasty on the beach in La Marsa.
Flags of various countries (including Poland) at a roadside stop in Chott el Djerid, a massive endorheic salt lake at the edge of the Sahara Desert.
Mos Espa film set in the Sahara desert near Nefta and Tozeur, known as the spaceport of the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999).
The best beach on Djerba Island in Ras R'mal peninsula.
Toilette block in the desert on the way to Mos Espa.
Multi layered mountainous landscape somewhere between Matmata and Médenine.
Yoda-themed welcome sign outside the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, which was used as the interior of the Lars Homestead in the Star Wars.