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Delve into La Goulette
La Goulette in Gouvernorat de Tunis with it's 79,795 habitants is located in Tunisia a little east of Tunis, the country's capital town.
Current time in La Goulette is now 03:11 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Tunis with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to La Goulette, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Tunisia is Tunis Carthage International Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Tunisia is Archaeological Site of Carthage in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), North. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ben Arous, Ariana, Tunis, Manouba and Zaghouan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
Evening Temperature | 25°C / 76 °F |
Night Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 53% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Monday, 7th of October 2024
29°C (85 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Tuesday, 8th of October 2024
29°C (84 °F)
25°C (76 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Wednesday, 9th of October 2024
27°C (81 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Villa Bleue
ZZ-TERM-VILLA DIDON CARTHAGE
Dar El Marsa
MOVENPICK HOTEL GAMMARTH TUNIS
Corail Suites Hotel
Concorde Hotel Paris
Dar Said
Dar El Yasmine
Caribbean World Gammarth
Golden Tulip Carthage Tunis
Videos from this area
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AIDAbella 29.06 bis 09.07.2012 Landgang La Goulette am 01.07.2012
Kreuzfahrt vom 29.06.-09.07.2012. Landgang in La Goulette/Tunesien La Goulette (italienisch: La Goletta, arabisch حلق الوادي, DMG Ḥalq al-Wādī) ist eine Stadt in Tunesien,...
La Goulette, Tunisia - 9th July, 2014
This film is taken around the Port of La Goulette on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia. The film includes the surrounding rural land, mountains, Lac de Tunis, the Port infrastructure, passenger...
Leaving the Port of La Goulette, Tunisia by Cruise Ship (4x speed fast time lapse) - 9th July, 2014
Fast time lapse footage filmed on a Flip Ultra taken from the MSC Splendida cruise ship as it leaves La Goulette port in Tunisia. The footage includes views over La Goulette village, as well...
AIDAmar - Auslaufen La Goulette
Die AIDAmar verlässt den Hafen von Tunis / La Goulette am 1.4. 2013 in Richtung Palermo. Musik: Dr. Arnd Stein- Arfican Dream Copyright: J. Wald.
Taxi Ride from La Goulette to Carthage, Tunisia - 9th July, 2014
This short film depicts the 7km taxi journey from the Port of La Goulette to Carthage in Tunisia. The journey shows the brown scrubland and scattered urban developments en-route, along with...
Balade la marsa & La goulette
Balade en VTT : La marsa + cite les Pins + Phenix Carthage + Cathédrale de carthage + Port Punique de carthage Salambo, Tunis, Tunisia + Le Port de La Goulette retour sur la vieille route...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Action of 29 June 1609
Action of 29 June, 1609 was an attack on Tunisian ships on 29 June 1609 by a combined fleet of 8 Spanish galleons and 3 smaller vessels, under leader Fajardo, and a French squadron of 3 vessels, under Beaulieu. The raid was made at the Goletta, northern Tunisia.
Byrsa
Byrsa was the walled citadel above the harbour in ancient Carthage. It was also the name of the hill it rested on. The name is derived from the Phoenician word for citadel. In Virgil's account of Dido's founding of Carthage, when Dido and her party were encamped at Byrsa, the local Berber chieftain offered them as much land as could be covered with a single oxhide. Therefore, Dido cut an oxhide into tiny strips and set them on the ground end to end until she had completely encircled Byrsa.
La Goulette
La Goulette is the port of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The Kasbah fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574. La Goulette is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|49|5|N|10|18|18|E| |primary |name= }}. The name derives from the "gullet", a channel where the city is located, not from the ship type schooner, called goélette, goleta or goletta in French, Spanish and Italian.
Abitinae
The Diocese of Abitinae is a Titular See in the Roman Catholic Church. The first Titular Bishop was appointed to this See on 10 June 1948. In Latin the diocese is known as Abitinensis.
Saint Louis Cathedral (Carthage)
Saint Louis Cathedral (French: La cathédrale Saint-Louis de Carthage) is an old Roman Catholic cathedral located in Carthage, Tunisia. Situated on the peak of Byrsa Hill and near the ruins of the ancient Punic and then Roman city, the cathedral is no longer used for worship but hosts concerts of Tunisian music and classical music. The only Roman Catholic cathedral operating in Tunisia is now the Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul in Tunis.
Tunis Sports City
The Tunis Sports City is an entire sports city currently being constructed in Tunis, Tunisia. The city that will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities will be built by the Bukhatir Group at a cost of $5 Billion (5.86 Billion Dinars). Construction began in 2008. after being approved by the former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The site is located in the Lac de Tunis area in the northern suburbs of the city.
Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum, along with the Bardo National Museum one of the two main archaeological museums in Tunisia, is a national museum displaying archaeological items; it is sited at the hill of Byrsa in the heart of the city of Carthage. Founded in 1875, it is one of the country's most extensive museums. Located near the Cathedral of Saint-Louis of Carthage, it allows the visitor to appreciate the magnitude of the city during the Punic and Roman eras.
Le Kram
Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. Situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis and Carthage, it opens onto the Gulf of Tunis to the east and Lake of Tunis to the west. As of 2004 it had a population of 58,152. Before 2001, Le Kram was a municipal district within the municipality bordering La Goulette. Aga El Kram is the original name of the city that is in Frenchified "Le Kram".