Hammamet : Michelin's recommendations

It is in the evening, when the fishing boats have returned to the beach and tourist shops in the medina have closed down for the day, that the centre of Hammamet regains the authentic feel that charmed Gide, Bernanos, Klee etc in the 1920-30s, and then Sophia Loren and others in the post-war period, before tourism ultimately took hold of the town. Hammamet has continued to expand since the 1960s, with tourist complexes such as the Yasmine Hammamet development, 6km from the historic centre.