The Roaring Twenties in Tunisia saw the international jet-set descend upon Hammamet. Their destination? Dar Sebastian – an elegant villa that was the epicentre of glitzy parties attended by the likes of Wallis Simpson and Coco Chanel. Tour this hidden gem before exploring the city's magnificent medieval medina home to souks, spice markets and more.
In the leafy suburbs of southern Hammamet, hidden behind trees, is the whitewashed Dar Sebastién. Built by Romanian playboy George Sebastian in the Roaring Twenties, the airy marble halls and the colonnaded swimming pool were playgrounds for the likes of Paul Klee, Wallis Simpson and Coco Chanel. In later years, Erwin Rommel and Winston Churchill also lived it up here – if only the walls could talk.
The gardens boast views over the town's medina. Next, you'll be able to wander its alleys of tightly packed whitewashed homes dominated by the Kabir Mosque minaret – made famous by Klee in a painting.
