Tunis - Bab el Bahr / Porte de France

On the far side of the Place de l'Indépendance in Tunis is the narrower Avenue de France, which ends at the entrance to the Medina, the Bab el Bahr (Sea Gate), formerly called the Porte de France, which has remained unchanged since its erection in 1848. The old town walls of the Hafsid period have disappeared. Before entering the Medina it is worth while looking briefly along Rue Charles de Gaulle to the left.