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Avenue de France

One of the busiest streets of Tunis. It is bordered with shops and eateries and several architecturally interesting buildings.

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Place de la Victoire
A lively square at the entrance to the medina. Bordered with shops, cafés and the ornamented building which houses the High Commission of the United Kingdom.
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Bab El Bahr
Porte de France
The gate to the sea, which remains unchanged since its erection in 1848. It can be found on the Avenue de France. Before it was built it was an empty space where you could see the Mediterranean on one side and Lake Tunis on the other.
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Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
Cathédrale Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
Built in 1882, this is the largest surviving building from Tunis' colonial era, in the neo-Romanesque style. It was named after St. Vincent de Paul, a priest in the region who was sold as a slave and fought slavery after he was liberated. The facade is decorated by a golden mosaic of Jesus and two trumpet-playing angels.
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Halfaouine
A cheap, traditional food market, located at Place Halfaouine, near the railway station.