Destination · Governorate of Béja
Medjez el-Bab
مجاز الباب
The crossing on the Medjerda
A bridge town on the Medjerda, Medjez el-Bab carries traces of every era, from the Ottoman bridge to the Second World War memorials.
4 places to visit36.649° N · 9.613° E
To visit
- 01Ottoman bridge of Medjez el-BabHeritageThe seventeenth-century arched bridge that gave the town its name.
- 02Commonwealth war cemeteryHeritageNearly 2,900 graves from the 1942–43 Tunisian campaign.
- 03Grain marketFoodWheat, barley and pulses from across the plain.
- 04Medjerda plainNatureTunisia’s breadbasket, as far as the eye can see.
- 05Bridge RestaurantWhere to eatRiver fish and grills, terrace by the water.