The town of Sousse, just 80 kilometres south of Hammamet, was known previously as Hadrumete and built by the Phoenicians in the ninth century. A town which was Punic, Roman and then Muslim, Sousse has retained a great deal of its original character.
Surrounded by authentic crenellated ramparts, it is dominated on one side by the imposing Kasbah and on the other by the Great Mosque and the elegant Ribat, Sousse's other great early Islamic monument. The Ribat consists of a series of fortified monasteries designed to protect the town from land attacks and manned by religious soldiers. If you climb the tower, you are rewarded with a magnificent view across the Medina, the port and the Great Mosque. In the southwestern corner of the Medina is the Kasbah, which is constructed around the ninth-entury Khalef el Fela watchtower. The watchtower houses the town's museum which contains some very old and rare mosaics excavated in the area, as well as oil lamps, statuettes and Carthaginian tombs.
In the Place Fashat Hached, you will find many good, cheap fish restaurants, and the Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the new town is packed with hotels, cafes and tourist shops.

An entertainment centre called Emira City will be opening soon, with exhibition and conference facilities, a business area, shops, bars and restaurants.

The golf course here is known as Palm Links, just short drive from the centre of the city. British architect Chris Pitman fashioned Palm Links into well-balanced, natural and fair test of golf. Most the holes skip along nicely, stretching to around the 300 metre mark making it a very 'playable' course for all levels. To cap off a pleasant stroll at Palm Links, you must pay a visit to the clubhouse - surely one of the most elaborate in the country.