The city of Sfax, Tunisia is the country’s second largest city with about 400,000 residents. The town is mostly known as the lead commercial and shopping district in the country, and also has an excellent university. Because of the fact that so many businessmen come to the town, discount hotels in Sfax are not difficult to find. Look on EasyToBook.com for a selection of cheap Sfax hotels. And it’s an excellent place to do your souvenir shopping as well.
There are a number of sights in Sfax, including the city’s harbor and its vast array of commercial activity. Next is the Medina, or marketplace. It is still completely surrounded by the city walls, parts of which date to the 9th century. The Dar Jellouli has incredible mosaics on the walls, and was once an upper class mansion. But today it is a museum, including exhibits of household items from the 17th century and demonstrations on how rose water and kohl eyeliner were originally made.