Medina of Sfax is located in the heart of the city and surrounded by high jagged stone walls, built in the mid-tenth century. Founded in IX century by Sultan Ahmed Ibn El Aghlab, this area (one of the few medieval cities of Tunisia has managed to avoid global reconstructions and is preserved in almost original form. The impression that all old square separated from modern and fairly developed city two-kilometer wall with watch towers, bastions and FORTS, which are located in the small cafeteria. They have a nice view of the city.

Sfax is constantly exposed to enemy incursions. In a time when it was still quite a small town, it robbed several times the Bedouin tribes, in the XII century the town was captured by the Sicilians. After that, Sfax attacked the Catalans, Aragonese and finally hafidi that, having occupied the city in the thirteenth century, gradually began to restore the buildings, walls and monuments.

The Medina of Sfax are decorated with ornate Bab Sofa with three arches. On weekends the whole area is buzzing — it held the famous bazaars, markets unfold.

In the middle of the Medina is a Large mosque built in the IX century. In the seventeenth century Palace is a Museum of popular traditions and arts Dar Jellouli in which there is an interesting permanent exhibition. Its exhibits — furniture, clothes, household items, incense, ancient weapons and valuable manuscripts. On the upper floors of the Museum is the collection of the national women's garments.