Mahdia, Arabic: (al-Mahdiya), is a Tunisian coastal city with 37,000 inhabitants.

Tucked away like a precious jewel between Sousse and Sfax, this lovely port modestly conceals its prestigious and adventurous past. Proclaimed the capital of Tunisia in 921, Mahdia was long the center of a power struggle between the Caliph of Cairo and local sovereigns. Repeatedly attacked by nomads, Genoese navies, Sicilian troops, liberated by the Berbers, Mahdia became a headquarters for the pirates of Dargouth and battles with Spanish and Maltese knights.

Mahdia of today is that of the fisherman mending his nets and the silk weavers in the Rue Sidi Jaber.

Tradition
Traditional local cuisine is market day Friday. In short, you will feel here like in the story of a thousand and one nights, because, in addition to traditional souvenirs, you'll find selling beautiful traditional costumes, silks, gold jewelry or gold jewelry true. In this region, there is a highly developed concern for indoor decoration. In the richest houses you can admire what locals call "majless", a kind of fabric adorned the cover two thirds seams and the top decorated with paintings. Such houses can be seen especially Hamza Street, where around 12 copies.

Treasures
In 1907, fishermen have drawn attention to the existence of an ancient sunken ship just a few miles northeast of town. Picking mushrooms found large columns and capitals of columns. Studying in more detail they saw that it was a vessel carrying objects of art for a luxury building. They were mostly ornamental marble statues and bronze objects that were brought back to light.

Accommodation at Mahdia
Mahdia boasts some of the best hotels of Tunisia that offers best amenities placed on finest beaches. Best known hotels of Mahdia are hotel Club Thapsus, Abou Nawas hotel, Melia El Mouradi Mahdia, Riu El Mansour, Melia Mahdia Palace and so on.

Sea and beach
Both are charming. Is fine and white sand and crystal clear sea and invites you to dive.