Exploring Gabès (beaches, colonial architecture, Roman hot springs and an ancient Jewish site)

Today we tour the amazing waterfront oasis town of Gabès in the south of Tunisia, an ancient trading post linking to the Sahara Desert. Our walking tour takes in old colonial architecture, the beach, a great hotel, the oasis of Chenini as well as heading out of town to El Hamma to visit the hammam and an ancient Jewish pilgrimage site.

⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️

00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Hotel Atlantic
00:23 - Gabès Church
01:13 - Beach
01:28 - Hotel L'Oasis
4:09 - Gabès Oasis (Chenini)
5:15 - Association de Sauvegarde de l'Oasis de Chenini
6:38 - El Hamma hammam
7:25 - Tomb and Synagogue of Rabbi Yousef el-Ma'arabi

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