Called Sousse "the pearl of the Sahel", was of then the producing Antiquity of esparto, salt, of wool, cereals, oil. It became today one of the cities tourist most important of Tunisie.Située to 140 km of Tunisia, the old city skirts the sea, which gives a very particular charm. Founded by Phéniciens with the IXI ème front century J.C., it becomes three centuries later vassal of carthage.

Romanisée the shortly after the fall of Carthage, it avoids its destruction while being combined with the Romans because it included/understood the weakness of carthage. This alliance enables him to keep its statute of free city. Conquered by the Vandals then by the Byzantines, it becomes Arab in VIIIème century.

Very coveted strategic port, Sousse always had a tormented destiny, threatened by the Norman ones with the XII ème century, by the Spaniards with the XVI ème century, by the Venetian ones…, and finally during the II ème world war, bombarded by the Germans.

Miraculeusement saved by the bombs, Mèdina has always proud pace. The large Mosque whose construction was spread out over several centuries, dates from year 850.

One century and half later, the room of prayer was doubled and a cupola was added. The arcades rest on ancient columns. The ribat or fortress, date completion of the VIII ème century.

In the recently restored Kasbah, one finds a museum of the mosaics very interesting. Some invaluable mosaics exposed to the museum archaeological of sousse.