Djerba

Djerba

Djerba is an island about 20x20 km located in the south of Tunisia, not very far from the Libyan border. It is populated by diverse people, amongst them local Berbers, black Slaves, and Jews who originally flew from Jerusalem around 100 BC. The island is connected to the mainland by a road, originally built by the Romans at a point where the water was just 1 meter deep, and by a ferry. Drinking water is pipelined into Djerba from the mainland.

Jerba is very touristy, catering to package tourists traveling from Europe and operates it's own international airport to ship them in. All locals in contact with tourists speak a wide array array of languages next to Arabic and French: German, Italian, Spanish and English. The hotels along the the northeast coast of Jerba are plenty and built next to each other, nevertheless many parts of the island are quite remote and untouched. Numerous tours of the island and the nearby mainland are available. You can also go on your own by bicycle, motorbike, rental car or taxi.

An island of ten thousand palm trees rising from the sea like a mirage. This Polynesia of the Mediterranean is ringed by miles of fine sandy beaches and luxury hotels, ultra modern or built in the fashion of the traditional Djerbian "menzel", stand ready to welcome the traveller.

Splendid in its diversity Djerba offers a variety of sea sports, Roman sites and a pirates castle, the ancient synagogue of the Griba , and the fortress like mosques , potters and silversmiths still faithful to the art of their craft, the bustle of the open air markets. Discover the shady gardens of the interior, orchards of fig, apple and pomegranate, wander through groves of olive trees, gnarled trunks bearing witness to the centuries past.

Restaurants throughout this island serve seafood famed for its freshness and traditional dishes that can be savored on shady patios or on cool waterside patios.

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