The activities Fishing Mahdia

The fishing industry provides a livelihood for many families mahdoises. Sardines, anchovies or mackerel caught on the high seas, the main products are often exposed here and there in the harbor, the best equipped of Tunisia.

Its infrastructure, its large fleet and its equipment for the freezing up as a true microcosm. Yet, many Mahdois still practicing traditional fishing. The governorate is offered, in fact, four fishing harbors. Mahdia with that of a productive average of 7.279 tons / year. Wearing Chebba with a production rate of 68 tonnes. Wearing Salakta producing 6,503 tonnes and that of Melloulech with an average production of 25 tonnes. The four ports are actively involved in boosting economic activity in the region, such as to improve the employability of the sector. They offer nearly 5,300 job positions and more than 25% of national output in blue fish. 

Fishing activities 

1 Fishing Port 
2 Fishing Net 
3 Fishing deLamparo (Blue Fish) 

The old port 

This port is located in a depression between the hills of Sidi Jabeur and the Borj El Kebir on the south coast of the peninsula of Mahdia. So the site is protected from the north winds and it opens with deep water. Recent research has led to say that the old port is carved into the rock and date of the Punic period. It was used as a trading post and naval base until the Ottoman period (about the middle of the XVIIIth) surface is 8250m2. Its original depth exceeds 10m. It can hold 30 boats at a time. The trace of the walls that surround it is still visible to the naked eye and the two warriors who monitor its input. 

Fish market 

The fish market of Mahdia is a lively place and worth a visit. It is open Every Day, goal MOST busy on Fridays. Local octopuses are sold here by the bunch. Boys wrestling thesis in mornings using spiked canes.

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Popular Festivals in the region of Mahdia are

The International Festival of Symphonic Music of El Jem which is held each summer in the town of El Jem since 1985, the Festival of the silk and the Festival of the Sea. 

El Jem Festival 




The International Festival of Symphonic Music of El Jem is a festival of symphonic music that is held every summer in the Tunisian city of El Jem in Tunisia since 1985, the city of El Jem is one of the Arab world to hold a truly international festival devoted to symphonic music. It is hosted by the El Jem amphitheater built in the third century and features a docking capacity of between 27,000 and 30,000 spectators. Since its inception, the festival attracts many orchestras who come here to play shows with the Orchestra of Opera Ball in Vienna, the National Symphony Orchestra of Algeria, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Rome Symphony Orchestra globalized Moscow or the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra.



Silk Festival in Mahdia

Mahdia silky claiming loudly its specificity: it is the undisputed capital of silk weaving. Nowhere weavers are as skilled, as attached to their ancient art, as creative too. Elsewhere, women are not as pretty, as faithful to their traditional costume, as inventive in the art of adornment. Unquestionably, the city of the two seas which resonates cornice clack of looms, which declines with as much charm the RDAs, chemlas, farmlas and other costume pieces, infinitely variable, but all silk, deserved the as Queen of silk. The second highlight of the festival will be an international symposium will bring together experts from around the world. Lovers silk, gathered around by this thread that runs the world, will talk about the history of silk in all civilizations. Thus, we will discuss the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, and the rebirth of the Ikat technique, silk Masride the kingdom of Granada and its relations with North Africa, the introduction of the industry in Mexico its use in the costumes of Palestine, weaving silk in Lyon and, of course, the history of silk in Mahdia, in the Fatimid era. Very membreux historians, experts, and artisans will participate in the symposium.



The Festival of the Sea of Mahdia

The Festival of the Sea of ​​Mahdia, under the auspices of the Ministries of Tourism, Culture and Heritage Preservation, organized by the Governorate of Mahdia Regional Council in collaboration with the Association of the festival has become a tradition entrenched in Mahdia. The organizing committee is seeking to create, through a rich and varied program, an animation "all-out" day and night, the corniche in Medina, port archaeological sites, and to top it all, a ride fragrant with the smell of "Méchoui Fish» Sea. The main objectives of this festival is to highlight the distinctive features of the city of Mahdia cultural, heritage and tourism level, but above all to worship this donor, sea beneficent source of life for many fishermen, source of relaxation and leisure for Tunisian and foreign holidaymakers and source of inspiration for artists.

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Tennis Mahdia is played in all the hotels

The entire structure tennis (indoor and outdoor) is open to all throughout the year for the lease of land, racquets and balls ...
Certain sites are lit at night for those who prefer to play at night.

It is strongly recommended to book courses with hotels.

Facilities

Facilities include dozens of outdoor courts (clay and synthetic clay) in all the hotels. These structures allow to practice recreational tennis or tennis competition.
Any kind of equipment is available. Racquets and balls can Erte rented at very reasonable prices.

Monitors 

Allowing practice of initiation to competition. You find through various formulas (discovery, lessons for children ...) ways to find the activity or improve yourself at any age.
Instructors are at your service.

Internships 

Some hotels offer internships "tennis multiactivities" for juniors.
The youth tennis sessions each day and the choice of another supervised activity among archery, catamaran sailing, water sports. They also participate in group games that take place in hotels (dodgeball ...).
For more information, or to enroll, please inquire with the hostesses in your hotel.

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Factory ships (or Dar al-Bahr)

Is the second factory ships Fatimid latest Mahdia, founded Muizz Fatimid, it contains marinas and stores covered. Continue the operation of this plant to the Hafsid era where it was considered during the sixth century AD of the most important factories in addition to manufacturers of Tunisia and Bejaia.

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The marine cemetery

A surprising place for its beauty. It is common to see Mahdeois walk in there, or swim at "El Hamra" ready the cemetery. This place is really relaxing ... Getting closer to the sea, you can perceive the ruins of "Sour", the wall by the Fatimid Battie and one of the doors is still in good condition.


The marine cemetery in Mahdia is located on the west side of the island near Mahdia which is now called "Borj Erras" the heart of a depression whose height does not exceed 1 m above sea level, it and is surrounded by other (North East side) by two mounds that can reach 15 m high.

The magic of Mahdia cemetery extends from one bank to another promontory, its whiteness. With its bright yellow field of daisies in spring, deep silhouettes of walls that surround it, and the wreck of a boat on the hoary rock from the nearby creek, which provides marine cemetery, as nowhere else, a calming, spiritual relaxation.

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