Medjez El Bab

Medjez el Bab stands beside the Medjerda River in northern Tunisia, at a crossing on the route inland from Tunis. The Roman town of Membressa occupied the site in antiquity. A bridge of several arches carries the road over the river, connecting the town with gardens and settlements in the valley. Andalusian Muslim refugees settled in this region in the seventeenth century and left their mark on its towns.