Somewhere between Nabeul and Hammamet, there is the final Terminus for some wagons. there lies many wagons that used to be in service during the 70ies until the early 2000s for some, replaced by the new electric train. sadly a fire seems to have been set there and many of those wagons are calcinated. Share This: The post The Train Cemetery appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

De Guidi was a rich italian advocate and he commisionned this building. didn’t found more details about it. One can admire those gorgeous colorfoul and flowerishing decolorations, from the rooftop of Cité Gabison just in front of it. Share This: The post Immeuble De Guidi appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

This curious building is really hidden in plain sight right in the middle of the busiest street downtown Tunis. One of the earliest reference, is found in a touristic guide and mentions this building as a hotel in the 1910ies. part of it was used as habitation and the other as shops and workshops. Located few meters from Marché Central, many poeple walk by but never suspect such a curious architecture right next to them. Immeuble De Guidi as seen from one of the windows. Share This: The post Cité Gabison appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

back in the 18th century, the area of the Medina around Bab Bhar was known as the diplomatic zone, where all the european consulate were located. The Danish consulate was located few meters from the entrance of the souks and just in front there was some sorte of related guest house, where the consul would host the danish captains and sailors stoping by Tunis, or other guests. Since then, the place changed owner many time but always has been a guest house. sadly the place has been empty and not used for the last decade or so. from time to time, it may be opened for holding some artistic even ..read more

There a strange and curious domes construction on the side of a road at the very south of Tunis. it looks like small houses of another civilisation or even from a SCI-FI movie. Actually, it was a quiet famous café/restaurant, in Bourj Cedria at the very south of Tunis, located on a national road GP1. So it was a kinda famous stop where people traveling by car can eat and drink. There, even used to be live music and discotheque. Since the the highways, less and less people take that national road. and the restaurant closed but you can still stop and take a break to explore this architectura ..read more

in the late 19th/ early 20th century many european consulates were located inside the medina of Tunis. Most of them, in Zarkoun Street and it’s surroundings, since it was the diplomatic zone at that ime. Couldn’t find reliable informations about what happened to this monument after the relocation of the consulate. Fact is, now it’s completely collapsed. Share This: The post The 19th centuary Holland’s consulate in the Medina appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

Tindja is a lovely small village, 1 hour north of Tunis. Stumbled upon this old postcard, from the french colonial era, of those 2 houses. Sadly, the house on the right was complitely wiped and the one on the left still standing but in a very poor state. abandoned and in ruin but still majestic Actually this house is just in front of the train station of Tindja. also abandoned and also worth stopping by. Share This: The post The lovely abandoned house of Tindja appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

First thought: why would be a Serbian world war one cemetary lost in a wood near the small town of Menzel Bourguiba (60km north of Tunis)? Long and complicated story short: a regiment of serbian soldiers fled a battle they lost in the balcan war and decided to retreat in Tunisia, at that time still a french colony, with the consent of France their ally. ans they burried their fallen soldiers in that town. Share This: The post The Serbian War Cemetary in Menzel Bouguiba appeared first on Lost in Tunis ..read more

Located in Bou Argoub (40 km from Tunis), in the middle of agricultural farms, this unusual Palace seems outstanding from nowhere. a false and persistant urban legend says that this italian Palazzo was built for the italian Dictaor Benito Mussolini but none of this is true. designed by the italian architect Ugo Chiarini, in 1935 for the Garsia, a rich italian landowner family. decorated with mosaics representing the zodiac signs, thus the name of this palace: Villa zodiac. unfortunatly, the building is abandoned and some local families are squating it. couldn’t visit all parts of it. S ..read more

The Saint-Felix Church of Schuiggui is a small Chapel in the village of Chouigui ( governorate of Manouba) that was built cira 1898. in 1942 during the WWII, a fierce battle happened between the Allies and the Axis armies in that zone and the church was destroyed and looted. For the record, the British/American war cemetery, were rest the fallen soldiers, is just few kilometers away. After the war, the church was rebuilt and operating until 1964 when it was conceded to the Tunisian government but now it’s abandoned since decades. Share This: The post The abandone ..read more