Founded in 670, Kairouan flourished under the Aghlabid dynasty in the 9th century. Despite the transfer of the political capital to Tunis in the 12th century, Kairouan remained the Maghreb's principal holy city. Its rich architectural heritage includes the Great Mosque, with its marble and porphyry columns, and the 9th-century Mosque of the Three Gates has allowed the city to inscribed in the world heritage list UNESCO. We will spend there 2 hours walking around Kairouan's old Medina, admiring The great mosque, Zawiya of Sidi Sahâb and The three-door mosque. The tour into Kairouan will be finished by tasting traditional Tunisian lunch into the recommended El Brija Tourist Restaurant.

It is undoubtedly the oldest Islamic religious building erected in the Muslim West. It was in 670, during the first campaign for the annexation of Ifriqiya to the nascent Muslim Empire. After having chosen, at the edge of the mountainous foothills of the north of the country, the location of the "cantonment" - al qayrawân - in which he installed his troops in the wake of a first victorious offensive, General Okba Ibn Nafaa hastened to erect there a seat for the government of the Ifriqiya province and oratory in mud bricks which, in the ninth century, after several rearrangements and with a few details, will appear as we know today at the Great Mosque. A singular monument, that this Great Mosque of Kairouan, whose perfect harmony perfectly hides an architectural "syncretism" unique in its kind. The materials which were used for its construction all come, indeed, from ancient sites belonging to various times before the Islamic conquest, while the general appearance of the building, in particular, the minaret, reflects a distant oriental influence. The whole forms an original whole, with sober features but not devoid of elegance. As for interior decoration, we must speak of exuberance: a real explosion of geometric and floral patterns carved in fine marble that decorates the facade of the mihrâb, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca, or engraved in the panels of precious woods that make up the minbar, pulpit for preaching.

Eden Palm is an innovative concept whose mission is to offer visitors to the Tozeur region a unique experience: the authentic and intelligent discovery of the world of the date palm and the date, respectively, the emblematic tree and fruit of Tunisia. Visit of the permanent exhibition Discovery of the palm grove. Tasting of gastronomic products made from dates or palm trees