Where to stay in Tunisia?

Rue Saida Ajoua, in the souk En-Nhas area, just over a kilometre from the centre of Tunis. A simple hostel for sleeping in the medina and reaching the covered souks on foot.

Rue de la Carrière, in the Bab Bnet area, just over a kilometre from the centre of Tunis. A hostel in the medina, for those who want the Zitouna and the souks on foot and the Bardo by taxi.

In Gammarth, on the beach, sixteen kilometres from the centre of Tunis. A large hotel for those who want the sea on waking, with Carthage and Sidi Bou Said a few minutes' drive away.

On the shores of the Lake of Tunis, less than seven kilometres from the centre of Tunis. A large chain hotel for those who want a modern district, with the medina and Carthage by taxi.

A guesthouse for sleeping on the hill rather than visiting it in two hours from Tunis. You get the blue and white lanes in the evening, once the coaches have gone back down.

At Carthage beach, eight hundred metres from the centre of Sidi Bou Said. A simple seafront hotel for those who want to swim and walk up to the village.

Rue Mendès-France, on Byrsa Hill, in Carthage, less than three kilometres from Sidi Bou Said. A boutique hotel for those who want the ancient site on the doorstep and the blue village by taxi.

Rue Ibn Chabbat, in El Hawadef, five hundred metres from the centre of Tozeur. A guesthouse in the palm grove, for those who want the oasis on foot and the Berber ksour by 4×4.

On the tourist road, in Tozeur, just over a kilometre from the centre. A large hotel in the palm grove, for those who want the comfort of an oasis hotel and the Chott as an excursion.

On the Tunis-Hazoua national road, in Nefta, twenty-four kilometres from Tozeur. A design address for those who want to sleep facing the desert rather than in town, with the oases by 4×4.

The place was designed by the French designer Matali Crasset: houses on stilts, bold colours and sand baths.

Rue Mohamed El Ferjani, in Houmt Souk. A former fondouk, a caravanserai built around a courtyard, for sleeping amid the market and the town's white lanes.

In the Houmt Souk tourist zone, at El Jlidat. A large beach hotel for those who want the sea on waking and the Houmt Souk market by taxi.

In the Houmt Souk tourist zone, at Mezraya. A thalassotherapy hotel on the beach for those who come to Djerba for treatments and the sea.

In the Houmt Souk tourist zone, at Mezraya. A thalassotherapy hotel on the beach for those who alternate swims, soft sand and sunsets.