Le Kef - The Town

The old town of Le Kef, on the slopes of the hill, is dominated by the massive bulk of the Kasbah, from which remains of the old town walls run east to the former Presidential Palace. At the foot of the old town is the lower town, built during the French protectorate, with the railway and bus stations. Le Kef's main street, Avenue Habib Bourguiba, bisects the two parts of the town, half way up the hill. From its east end (where it turns southwest towards the new town) Rue de la Source leads to a mosque beyond which is a small excavation site. Here too begins the old town, a maze of tortuous streets and stepped lanes.