The most carefully arranged tourist area of Tunisia, Yasmin-Hammamet stretches for 6 km south of the city of Hammamet . Everything here is subordinated to the needs of tourists, and everything is designed for an ideal, full and carefree vacation . There are no residential quarters, but in the vicinity of any hotel there is a mass of souvenir and grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and discos . In Yasmine-Hammamet you can walk along the sea along the 1.5-kilometer promenade, lavishly lined with fluffy Mediterranean vegetation, visit the largest amusement park in the country, dine on seafood in the street restaurants in the port of pleasure yachts and ride in an open carriage-kalesh . Well, of course, treat yourself to thalassotherapy procedures in one of the numerous marine spas .
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How to navigate
Yasmine-Hammamet - the southernmost resort area of Hammamet . Although there is no clear Hammamet (the hotels lined up one after another along the coastline), Yasmin's start is considered to be the marina-yacht port . If you go to the beach in Yasmin-Hammamet, the Hammamet Bay, ending with a cape with a medina fortress, will curve to the left of the crescent the old Arab city and the residential center of Hammamet . On the right hand the coast will continue e Yasmina, behind Hasdrubal Thalassa 5 * passing into the uninhabited - and so for the next 40 km, to the newly opened Anfida Airport .
Transportation
You can walk along Yasmin-Hammamet on foot - The distance here is small, from the marina to the last hotel - about 6 km. In addition, convenient and wide sidewalks are available for walking.
You can use the services of ordinary yellow taxis to move around the area. A trip within Yasmina will cost no more than 2-3 TND per car. On the same taxi you can reach the central and northern Hammamet and the city of Nabeul (15 km from Yasmine). Pay for the travel on the counter (make sure that the driver turned it on when landing) and count about 7-9 TND to the center of Hammamet and 13-16 TND to Nabel
A very convenient and inexpensive way to transfer between Yasmine, the center of Hammamet and Nabeul - the white and red buses of the municipal company SRTGN . The buses "accordion" of route No. 115 run every half hour from 7 am to 1: 30 nights in summer and until 22:00 in winter . Travel time from the end to The end of the route is 45 minutes (the fare is 1, 2 TND), from Yasmine to the center - 25 minutes (0, 54 TND) . Landing - at the back door, here is the payment for the conductor (you need to name the destination), exit - through the front . The bright minibuses of Route 120 run once an hour from 8:15 to 22:15 in the summer and until 19:15 in the winter (departures from the final points to a quarter of every hour) . The journey is slightly more expensive - 1, 1 TND from Yasmine to the center of Hammamet . Find the exact timetable and see other routes on the SRTGN website .
Also for Yasmin-Hammamet and for his the limits can be traveled by open wagons-calèche, harnessed by a pair of horses (about 10 TND per circle; it is necessary to agree in advance), tourist trains and "tuk-tukah" (approximately 5 TND from Yasmina to the center, the cost should also be discussed at the landing).
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Beaches of Yasmine-Hammamet
Beaches of Hammamet, and in particular Yasmina, along with Mahdi, are considered one of the best in Tunisia . Their distinctive feature is the wide beach line, which allows them to be located at a comfortable distance from other holidaymakers, even in high places season . The bottom is traditionally for Tunisia flat, with a smooth depth training, which is especially convenient for families with young children . In some places on the beaches of Yasmin-Hammamet there may be accumulations of algae nailed to the shore, but such sites are regularly cleaned by the beach staff of the hotel to which they belong .As elsewhere on the resort coast, recreational facilities include a parachute, a scooter, a catamaran and various inflatable bananas, bagels and rafts .
Hotels and thalasso
Famous thalassotherapy centers in Yasmine-Hammamet work at the hotels Hasdrubal Thalassa 5 * De Luxe (the largest and most luxurious in the resort), Alhambra 5 *, Vincci Lella Baya 5 *, Iberostar Solaria 5 *, Iberostar Belisaire 4 *, Laico Hammamet 5 * and El Mehari 5 *.
Cuisine and restaurants of Yasmin-Hammamet
Yasmin-Hammamet is an ideal place to immerse yourself in the delights of fish Mediterranean and Tunisian cuisine .Inhabitants of Hammamet traditionally like sea delicacies and have not bad succeeded in their preparation on different frets .Yasmine restaurants are "milled" in two strategic locations - the yacht port and the tourist medina (Médina Méditerranea), a specially built shopping and entertainment complex in the style of the old Arab city behind the ramparts .On the street of restaurants in the port of pleasure yachts (perpendicular to the berths and slightly in the depth) there are about a dozen restaurants of Mediterranean cuisine with an emphasis on fish and seafood, as well as an impressive list of Tunisian dishes on the menu .Expect to give 5-10 TND for snacks (cheplashki with olives, harissa, tuna and other small snacks are free), 14-25 TND for main courses, from 7 TND per 100 g .fish (dorada, sea wolf and other noble inhabitants of local waters, are ordered in whole) and from 14 to 25 TND for a bottle of local wine .
The second place is the tourist medina. Local emphasis is on traditional dishes of Tunisian cuisine: couscous, lamb in a pot, fish soup-shorbah and all kinds of meat stews. Of course, here you can try and wonderful fish dishes. The price spread is similar.
Also in Yasmine you can try Moroccan cuisine: the Alhambra hotel has a fine restaurant with a rich oriental interior.
- Pamper the body and soul with thalassotherapy treatments in one of the many spas.
- Feel like a child in the entertainment complex Carthage Land.
- Try the national cuisine at one of the restaurants in the yacht port.
- Pair in the real hammam of La Perle de la Medina.
- Stroll through the evening on a 1.5 km promenade under the shadow of date palms.
Shopping and shopping
Souvenir shops are located in Yasmin-Hammamet literally at every step: in every hotel, on the promenade promenade and on the second main street, as well as in the tourist medina. This is very convenient, but not always beneficial for the purse. We recommend that you go to the medina of Hammamet or to Nabeul to get an idea of the prices, and then buy something in walking distance from your hotel. In the supermarket Bravo (the building of the hotel Laico) you can buy food, cosmetics and small household things, as well as alcohol.
For interesting and inexhaustible things go to the boutique Negrat, which is in the medina of Yasmina. Your attention will be offered chased and forged products, blown glass, nice ceramics, as well as a large selection of lamps and candlesticks.
Side by side with the entrance to the Bravo there is a swimwear store with a very rich selection (in case your suds are suddenly washed away by the treacherous sea). Next to El Mehari, there is a nightly pharmacy.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Yasmin-Hammamet
The tourist medina of Yasmin-Hammamet is a complex of buildings, covered markets, stylized houses and mosques, each corner of which is "painted" from some Tunisian landmarks - for example, the Black Gate of Mahdia or the cafe "On the mats" of Sidi Bou Said .Here, a lot of entertainment, from shops, restaurants and cafes to hand and foot painting, with a harkus (traditional black pigment) and photographing with a live fennel-fennec .In the territory there is also a casino .Among other things, in this tale you can live: on the streets of the medina are scattered two-story buildings of the hotel Diar Lemdina .
The amusement park Carthage Land is located side by side with the tourist medina (the entrance to it is designated by sculptures of elephants with the soldiers of the army of Hannibal) and consists of three thematic zones .The first includes 20 attractions for children and adults, from the descent in the fragile boat along the rushing river to the wandering in the labyrinths of the lost city .The second zone is given under the power of water entertainment, this is the park Aqua Land .Well, the smallest ones will be delighted with Ali Baba park: children's labyrinth, horses, trains and cars .On the opposite side of the entrance to Carthage Land is an attraction dedicated to the life and deeds of the pirate Hireddin Barbarossa - a boat trip along the underground river on whose banks the milestones of a pirate's life are very realistically presented .Especially the local sculptors succeeded in grimacing the dying in the unequal struggle with Barbarossa .
Tariffs for entry into Carthage Land depend on the growth (below or above 1 m 30 cm) and the number of zones visited. Three zones (Carthage Land, Ali Baba and Medina Voyage) will cost 15 and 22 dinars, respectively, and Aqua Land separately - 12 and 15 dinars.
For adults, the Medina Voyage introductory program is available, which includes a visit to the Crossroads of Religions and Civilizations Museum, the attraction of Barbarossa, the Thousand and One Nights Palace (the world of Arabian tales), and the Tunisian Odyssey, a light-musical performance about the history of Tunisia. @@
On the territory of the tourist medina is located though oriented to tourists, but the real traditional hamma "La Perle de la Medina" - with red and green striped columns, straw mats and low couches in a cold hall, high vaulted ceilings and marble tables in the warm and a real steam from boiling under the floor vats with water in a thermae .Staff are helpful and will clean with knowledge .Cost - only 10 TND for the opportunity to steam and wash yourself, 32 TND - for the help of a bath-house attendant or a bath-house attendant .There are also various wraps and massages at a price of 20 to 45 TND .
For fans of ice in the building of the hotel Laico operates a Blue Ice roller - nothing outstanding, but the ice is real. The cost is 15 TND for 50 minutes, here you can rent skates.
All prices are indicated as of May 2011.
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