Shopping in Tunisia

The medinas and weekly markets, best reflects the daily Tunisian life. The markets feature several Tunisian specialties like jewelries, clothes, crafts and many more which can be purchased from these medinas or souks. If you are not a haggler, then be one as the shopping activity in Tunisia needs this art.

Tunisia offers several shopping options where you can bargain for the inflated price of Tunisian arts and crafts. Shopping in Tunisia is a complete adventure as you can eye the wonders of the medinas or souks have. The markets of Tunisia, whether daily or weekly, have lot of variety objects to offer which are distinct in their own ways. Tunisian markets display the unparalleled beauty and the best of the traditional Tunisian works.

Most of the Tunisian cities feature an old towns or medinas which generally are living places of the different skilled craftsmen. Each street in the medina has craftsmen practicing their unique trade. The trades which are of higher value and importance such jewelry, silk clothes, perfumes and books are usually located within the close arena of the mosque. Other sophisticated trades like potteries can usually be found towards the outskirts. The most convenient way to shop is to have a glance of the objects displayed in the market and whatever catches your fancy you can opt for it. In the medinas, however, you will have to bargain a lot for the goods.

If you are not that competitive enough to convince the shopkeepers in medinas, you can make a choice a choice of purchasing goods from the Government recommended shops which also offer same goods present in the souks shops but at a fixed rate. You can also make an option of going to the numerous luxurious shopping centers in some of the major cities.

When in Tunisia, you can also look out for traditional goods in the weekly country markets. The villagers swarm over to these markets on weekly with their miscellaneous items from the dawn itself. You can experience a lot of fun in the bustling weekly markets which run till noon.

If you want to enjoy the shopping fever of Tunisia, you have to stay at least a couple of days here. You can stay in one of the Tunisia hotels or some other kind of accommodation in Tunisia. There are either cheap or luxurious hotels in Tunisia – it depends on your savings and wants. The quality of the service in all places of accommodation in Tunisia is excellent and for sure it will meet your expectations.