An ideal climate, a long and gentle seacoast, Tunisia, the northernmost country of Africa has for over 3000 years witnessed the passage of Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Turks, Spanish and French. They came as fugitive s or adventurers, to conquer or to claim, warriors and missionaries, traders and farmers each leaving a part of their story in stone or mosaics, on hills of Carthage and the threshold of the Sahara.
This heritage, Tunisia's greatest wealth has been held in trust and preserved in hundreds of sites and museums from the small Punic museum in Utica to the vast collections of the prestigious National Museum of Bardo. Most Museums are closed on Mondays, whereas many on-site archeological museums and ruins are open all week. An entrance fee is usually charged and a caretaker will often act as guide.

The long and diversified history of Tunisia is displayed through its statues, bronzes, pottery and mosaics exposed in museums located at several archeological sites. From the prestigious Bardo Museum to the modest on-site selection, each brings to the visitor a particular vision of this country's rich historical heritage.

Of particular interest by period are the following sites and museums:
Prehistoric: Bardo (Tunis), Gafsa Museum , Metlaoui, regions of El Kef, Makthar.

Berber: Chennini, Tataouine, Tamerza, Matamata

Punic: Kerkouane, Carthage Museum, Bardo , Utica,
Salammbo Punic Ports

Roman: Carthage, Carthage Museum, Sousse Museum, Dougga, El Jem and its Museum, Bardo Museum, Bulla Regia and its Museum, Tabarka and its Museum

Islamic: Kairouan, Raqqada Museum, Bardo Museum, Monastir and its Museum, Sousse Ribat and its Museum, Mahdia, Tozeur and its Museum, Tourbet Bey Tunis.

Traditional Arts: Dar Abdallah Tunis, Tozeur Museum, Le Kef Museum, Monastir Museum Jerba: The Griba synagogue presumed 6th century BC (Fall of Jerusalem to Babylonians)

Houmt Souk Citadel: Dargouth the pirate's fort 15-16th century - Museum

Douz: Saharian Museum

Museums:     [Bardo]  [Carthage]  [Dar Abdallah]  [El Jem]  [Monsatir]  [Raqquada]  [Sousse]