Avenue Habib Bourguiba
شارع الحبيب بورقيبة
Tunis's 'Champs-Élysées', with French colonial architecture, tree-lined promenades and cafés linking the new city with the old city gate of Bab el-Bahr.
The avenue was built during the French protectorate period. It runs about 1.5 km from the 7 November clock tower at its eastern end to Bab el-Bahr (the French Gate), the entrance to the old city, with a wide pedestrian strip of ficus trees down the middle. On both sides stand the Art Nouveau municipal theatre, the Cathedral of Saint Vincent de Paul, the French Embassy and numerous cafés. The protests of the 2011 Jasmine Revolution were held here. It is good for an evening stroll, and you can sip mint tea at a café in front of the theatre. The area near the Ministry of the Interior is heavily guarded, so do not photograph police or soldiers.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
- Tourbet el Bey
- Medina of Tunis
- Al-Zaytuna Mosque
- Dar Ben Abdallah
- Sidi Mahrez Mosque
- Belvédère Park
- Bardo National Museum