Gabès - The Town

Gabès is predominantly a modern town. After a stroll along Avenue Habib Bourguiba, the main shopping and business street, and a visit to the Grande Jara, the souk quarter around the Great Mosque, it is worth looking in at the showrooms of ONAT (Organization Nationale de l'Artisanat Tunisien), with its demonstration of carpet-making and its display of craft products for sale. To the north of the oued lies the old quarter known as Petite Jara, with the 11th century Mosque of Sidi Driss (restored 1972) and the camping site. From Avenue Habib Bourguiba its continuation, Avenue Habib Thameur, descends to the harbor.