Mahdia, The former capital of the Fatimids, now lives at the rhythm of the singular pêche. when visiting the town, we turn back to the fishing port, the second resort to be faced with the imposing Skifa Kahla.
The Skiff El Kahla is transformed into a veritable treasure trove worthy of the Thousand and One Nights, as the old weavers, embroiderers and Seamstresses will expose for sale a very beautiful traditional costumes. They are spread out silks and gilded, while a real market for gold jewelry is practiced. You will admire the traditional female costume of Mahdia, arguably the richest of Tunisia, as the glare of the brightly colored silk rivals the sumptuous embroidered with gold thread.
In Mahdia, the interior decoration of homes is a cult, where the "Dar" is an authentic work of art. In wealthier homes, particularly in the Rue Hamza, who gathers a dozen very nice homes built last century by members of one family, two-thirds of the wall or Majless (main room) are covered with woven Embroidered. The wooden shelves painted in bright colors are a multitude of fine pottery, spears perfume blown glass with delicate colors, antique mirrors in gilt frames, while the upper walls are decorated with paintings. Few miles northeast of this prestigious city, the sponge fishermen in 1907 signaled the presence of submerged antiquities.
The deposit contained columns, capitals, excavations have revealed it was in fact an entire vessel carrying objects of art for the construction of a magnificent building ... What a rich cargo! .Besides the columns, capitals, and stunning marble craters were removed masterpieces in bronze, such as Hagar the Kifared Eros, Hermes Dionysus, the Dwarf dance, running the satire and marble sculptures, like the bust of Aphrodite a beauty quite divine(Mohamed Fantar).
The magic of Mahdia cemetery extends from one bank to another promontory, Its whiteness with its bright yellow field of daisies in spring, deep silhouettes of the surrounding walls, or the wreckage of a boat on the rocks of the cove nearby cinder, this cemetery provides marine, as elsewhere, a appeasement, a spiritual relaxation.
With its large fishing port, medina flush waves, beautiful beaches, Mahdia has everything to seduce. New hotels have settled there recently to make a nice resort on a human scale. Recently, Mahdia has also become a destination spa with two integrated centers in 5 and 4 star hotels. Only 40 miles from Mahdia, golf enthusiasts will find two 18 hole Monastir Palm Links and Flamingo Golf Course.
