Meandering Around the Medina

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If you think to tour the medina's main sights , here is one of the suggestions to satisfy your desire for adventure . You can have a seat in the area's best cafes and stop for breaks on the way .
If you start at the Bab Bhar , you can see , to the left of the road , the former British Embassy once used for filming scenes from the English Patient . Walk along Jemaa Zaytouna Street and enjoy a shopping tour where you find a wonderful variety of jewelry , ceramics , glassware , eager shopkeepers and other things that can not be missed .
On your way , you will pass by the National Library which was built in 1814 by Hamouda Bey to be home for the Berber soldiers . Moving a little forward , you will find yourself before the great Zaytouna Mosque surrounded from all corners with souqs (markets) selling almost all you could have in mind .
Nearby are some of the worth seeing attractions in Medina including the extravagant Mosque of the Dyers , Dar Othman , the Dar Ben Abdallah Museum , the Tourbet el-Bey , Medersa Mouradia and the Mosque of M'sed el-Kobba , aka Kuttab Ibn Khaldoun (a kuttab is a Quranic primary school) .
If you like , turn north along Souq el-Berka to pass by the Mosque of Youssef Dey and enjoy a fabulous collection of gold accessories jewelry shops . Next , you will see the Place du Gouvernement side by side with other government buildings . On the south side , there is the Bar el-Bey . Head down from Dar el-Jeld to reach rue Sidi ben Arous then turn right to see the Hamuda Pasha Mosque . Pick one of the traditional red-felt hats displayed at the shops nearby . Now you are very close from Palais Khereddine , continue straight and pass Dar Lasram on your left . If you like , you can discover the distinct decoration of the Zaouia of Sidi Ibrahim Riahi , who was a Sufi teacher from Testour , on to the west of Sidi Brahim Street .
Keep wandering around until you reach rue Sidi Mahres then turn left to find yourself into a street packed with busy local souqs surrounding the Mosque of Sidi Mahrez and Zaouia of Sidi Mahrez . Coming out of the medina onto Bab Souika , then take Halfaouine Street as far as Sahib EI-Tabia Mosque . Now , you got yourself away from the tourist busy spots in the wonderful local streets of Medina . Now it is time for doing some aimless wandering around .