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Tunisia Hotels and Resorts - Tunisia may be the smallest country in North Africa, but its strategic position has ensured it an eventful history. The Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Ottomans and French have all picked at the region at one point. The earliest humans to set foot here were probably a group of Homo erectus who stumbled onto the place a few hundred thousand years ago as they journeyed northwest across the Sahara from East Africa. It's believed that in those days what is now arid desert was covered in forest, scrub and savanna grasses, much like the plains of Kenya and Tanzania today. The earliest hard evidence of human inhabitation was unearthed near the southern oasis town of Kebili and dates back about 200,000 years.

Hotel Le Royal Hammamet Tunisia (formerly Hotel Occidental) BP 237 8050 Yasmine Hammamet Tunisia Hotel Rating: ReserveInquireView Rates

Hotel Le Royal Hammamet is a 5 star surrounded by orange and lemon groves and jasmine fields with direct access to the beautiful golden sand beach. Nearby places of interest include the Phoenician Port of Tabarca, the Roman ruins of Dougga, the Roman town of Cartage, Sidi Bou Saíd, the Coliseum d'El Djem, the Troglodite houses of Matmata and the salt lake of Chott Djerid.

ACCOMMODATION : All 262 guest rooms with terraces are equipped with private bathroom, individual controlled air conditioning, direct dial telephone, mini-bar, hair dryer, smoke alarm, safety deposit boxes and satellite TV. FACILITIES : The hotel has five bars and five restaurants offering a wide variety of excellent local and international dishes. This stunning, elegant hotel has four swimming pools, tennis courts, sauna and a casino, and there is a golf course nearby.