North Africa

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in North Africa, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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Famous Film locations in Tunisia 

Rogue One was the movie event of 2016 for Star Wars fans, but you can still visit the locations for the earlier films in the South of Tunisia.

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L’Avenue Restaurant Marrakech

L’Avenue Restaurant Marrakech is a glorious example of how this iconic city has reinvented its Gueliz new town neighbourhood into the perfect haven for the souk-free set; light years away from the old city medina, well perhaps just 15 minutes, this is where Marrakech’s monied crowd flocks for upscale shopping and cool nightlife hang outs.

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Le Foundouk. Fantastic Outdoor eating in the heart of Marrakech

There is something really wonderful about outdoor eating, it’s one of the things that makes a holiday so special. Even better, is outdoor eating in an iconic city and high up on the roof terrace of Le Foundouk Marrakech you can just about tick every box.

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Riad Star Marrakech

There was a moment during my stay at Riad Star Marrakech when I thought I had literally died and gone to heaven. It had been a day of tough haggling deep in the souk; even the shopkeepers were emotionally spent such was the drama that had unfolded.

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Tunisia. Reinventing Itself once again.

I’m standing by a small garden wall in Tunisia looking at some flowers; a typical everyday scene you might think. And normally you would be right. But in this scene, this particular garden wall is over 5,000 years old and those particular flowers are part of an equally historic mosaic floor of a house in the ancient city of Utique, once one of the most famous Phoenician cities in Africa.

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