Must See Tunisia - Cap Bon Peninsula

This fertile peninsula stretches out into the Mediterranean Sea to the north-east of Tunis. Geologists speculate that it once stretched all the way to Sicily, providing a land link to Europe that sank beneath the sea as recently as 30,000 years ago.

Today, Cap Bon - particularly the southeastern beaches around Hammamet and Nabeul - is Tunisia's primary package tour destination. A summer's stroll down the streets of Hammamet is likely to turn up 10 tourists to every local, and the pace never slackens except briefly during the middle of winter.

Its location at the northern end of the Gulf of Hammamet is a big drawcard, as is its medina. It's also a lively town, brimming with dance clubs, restaurants and colourful shops. Nearby Nabeul has a range of budget accommodation. Nabeul's Friday market is one of the liveliest in Tunisia.