Break away from the package brigade on the Tunisian island of Djerba says JANE COMMON

Searching for a taste of ancient and modern, ANDREW EAMES visits Tunisia's second city, Sousse

Escape the rain in favour of an arid adventure. JAMES WEBB offers a guide to the best

Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said proves an ideal winter tonic. Take in bustling Tunis from the clifftop resort in an exotic land with twice the appeal

Fez caps, sweet mint tea, haunting melodies and secret doorways. Explore the ins and outs of a Tunis medina.

Just four hours from the UK, this north African country offers the usual sun, sea and sand but also possesses stunning architecture and historic attractions.

For the past few years, Morocco’s riads – townhouses converted into hotels – have provided the most seductive and often most affordably way of getting to the cultural heart of the nation.