NAME: Hippo Diarrhytus (Roman), Benzert (Arabic), Bizerte (French).

LOCATION AND ACCESS: Chief town of the governorate, on the north-east coast of Tunisia, 65 km north-west of Tunis, 136km north east ofTabarka. Direct trains from Tunis, or from Tabarka via Mateur. Tunis-Carthage airport. Tunis Air, 76 avenue Habib Bourguiba (te1. 432-201).

DIALING CODE: 02.

ACCOMMODATION: SeeHotels Interactive Guide.

TOURIST INFORMATION: Commissariat Regional au Tourisme. 1, rue de Constantinople, tel: 432-897, 432-703.

SOUVENIRS: Carpets, wrought iron, statuettes and pottery, olive tree wood objects, jewelery.

TRAVEL AGENTS: Via Bizerte. avenue d'Alger (tel. 432-901), Tourafric., avenue Habib Bourguiba (tel. 432-315), Tunisia Line Service, rue Ibn Khaldoun (tel. 431-944), Transtours, 7 rue d'Alger (tel. 432-174), International Voyages Services, avenue Habib Bourguib (tel. 432-885).

AMENITIES: Post office (PTT, av. d'Algerie, rue el Medda, place Pasteur), banks (BCT, BNT, STB, UIB, UBCI, BS, ATB, BH), pharmacies, hospital, service stations, market, various shops, car hire (Hertz, place des Martyrs, tel. 433-679).