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Guellala Museum

BP 102 4155 Guellala, Djerba Island, Tunisia
00 216 75 76 11 17
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Type: Museums
Description: Built in 2001, this art museum boasts a fine collection of pottery and a round observation tower, excellent for viewing the sunset.
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Leeds
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 12, 2012

Weather scorching, fantastic. The staf interacted. I got to mill flour. I threshed with a camel. very hands on visit with pleasant people. Hubby got to throw a pot. We smiled all day.

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Telford, United Kingdom
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13 attraction reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 3, 2012

we went here on a island explore tour with thomas cook, only complaint i had was we didnt have enought time there to see everything. unlike other museums we had gone to where nothing was in english, this was and there were friendly staff around to help. remember to take few dinars so you can take photos! i was allowed... More

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Wigan
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 22, 2012

Great views, so quiet and great history. only a short drive from any of the hotels and is definately a place you must see if in Djerba.

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Palo Alto, California
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 19, 2012

Never forget to take a few dinars to take pictures on the inside. very nice museum for traditions lovers with gardens and sea views

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Morden, Surrey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2012

Me and my partner went to this museum when we was on the Island Tour booked with Thomas Cook. Other museums we went to do not explain the displays in English, mainly just French and Arabic so we could not learn anything but this museum educates you a lot on marriage and how they traditionally celebrate it and all explained... More

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Tunis
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32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 10, 2012

Guellala Museum is one of the must-do's when you are in Djerba, the dreamsisland as called in Tunisia, and the Lotus-eaters Island as described by Homeros in his Illyade and Odyssée. Mainly dedicated to the island traditions, the museum includes a huge collection of statues, showing scences of the traditional Djerbian marriage, also explaining all routine day life in Djerba,... More

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hailsham
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 28, 2012

nothing is in english so you could not understand anything that was written beside each artifacte and you also have to pay to take your camera through.

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Swanley,united kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 27, 2012

not really my cup of tea.I was not very interested in the history of the religious tradition. Too hot to walk around a museum

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uk
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2012

This was part of a half day trip we took. Loved the way the place was set out with each little section telling a story

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West Sussex
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6 attraction reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 31, 2011

really worth a visit to see the traditional methods of farming and weaving

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