Mahdia Holidays

Mahdia Holidays – Beach resort and ancient fortress capital
Mahdia is 125 miles south of Tunis and just 25 miles from Monastir airport. It is a popular Tunisia beach resort within easy reach of a fascinating historic port and fortress town, once the ancient capital of Tunisia. The resort offers excellent accommodation alongside one of the finest beaches in Tunisia. Mahdia beach, with its safe clear turquoise water, is superb for swimming and relaxing. The local beaches offer plenty of watersports and a professional diving school. Mahdia activities could also include golf and horse riding.

Mahdia Holidays – Superb beaches and a fascinating walled Medina
Mahdia breaks can combine all the comforts of a modern beach resort with trips into a fascinating old town with a long tempestuous history, built on a promontory overlooking the sea. Mahdia holidays are not complete without exploring the extraordinary Medina, guarded by immense walls and entered by a huge 16th century gate. Part of the charm of a stay in Mahdia is wandering the atmospheric maze of narrow cobbled lanes and stopping in shady pavement cafes in pretty squares like the Place du Claire. The Medina is packed with local goods like jewellery, leather, carpets and copperware. Mahdia is renowned for the quality of its weaving. Visitors should also include a look at the Great Mosque and the walk up to the sailor’s cemetery and Cape Africa lighthouse on their itinerary.

Mahdia Holidays – Modern facilities and colourful street life
While breaks here tend to centre on the seafront hotels, it’s worth seeking out the intriguing local cafes and economical fish and seafood restaurants of this relatively uncommercialised town with its working fishing harbour. By day the colourful street life of the old town provides a nice contrast to the beach scene. The nightlife tends to centre on the entertainment laid on in Mahdia hotels. Holidays here offer fascinating excursions, with short trips to Monastir, Sousse and the amazing Roman amphitheatre at El Jem, and longer day trips to Tunis and ancient Carthage.