The walls
Over two kilometres.
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A fortified Arab-Islamic town dating from the ninth century, ringed by walls more than two kilometres long and holding the ribat, the Great Mosque and the kasbah. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 as a model of the coastal frontier towns of the early Islamic centuries. Its sloping lanes climb from the sea towards the kasbah in the south-west corner, between white houses and colourful doors. At its centre lie covered souks selling pottery, leather, spices and fabrics. Smaller sights worth a stop include Dar Essid, a traditional house turned museum of domestic life, and the Khalef al-Fata tower in the kasbah, which once served as a lighthouse. Wandering is free. Enter from the sea gate near the port, visit the ribat and the Great Mosque first, then climb through the souks to the kasbah and its archaeological museum. The souks stay busy until about sunset.
Over two kilometres.
Pottery, leather, spices.
A traditional house museum.
Central Sousse, near the port and Place Farhat Hached
Great Mosque of SousseAn Aghlabid mosque dating from 851, commissioned by the emir Abu al-Abbas Muhamm2 minutes walk4.6
Ribat of SousseA square fortress at the edge of Sousse's medina and the best-preserved ribat on4 minutes walk4.5
Sousse Archaeological MuseumA museum inside the Kasbah of Sousse, the citadel that has guarded the highest p5 minutes walk4.5On the port side: the ribat and the Great Mosque first, then climb through the souks to the kasbah and its museum.