. Italy; handbook for travellers. Geogr Ansl vTVkgner 4 Debes Leipzig •3 S N ?« I rt (S r- cc ^. TUNIS. 43. Route. 397 seilles pass Cape Farina, the W. horn of the bay, with steep lime-stone cliffs. Its lighthouse stands on the sandy Isola Piane. Thewater of the Bay of Tunis is stained with a light-yellow colour bythe sediment brought down by the river Medjerda. Farther on, tothe right, is Cape Carthaye, with Cardinal Lavigeries cathedral,and, on the shore, several villas and palaces belonging to ex-ministers of the Bey. The steamers no longer touch at Goletta (French La Goulelte;British Consu
. Italy; handbook for travellers. Geogr Ansl vTVkgner 4 Debes Leipzig •3 S N ?« I rt (S r- cc ^. TUNIS. 43. Route. 397 seilles pass Cape Farina, the W. horn of the bay, with steep lime-stone cliffs. Its lighthouse stands on the sandy Isola Piane. Thewater of the Bay of Tunis is stained with a light-yellow colour bythe sediment brought down by the river Medjerda. Farther on, tothe right, is Cape Carthaye, with Cardinal Lavigeries cathedral,and, on the shore, several villas and palaces belonging to ex-ministers of the Bey. The steamers no longer touch at Goletta (French La Goulelte;British Consular Agent, Sig. Ant. M. Cavarra), the former littleharbour of Tunis, united with the capital by railway (from the Ital-ian station, 9 trains daily; fares 1 fr. 75, 1 fr. 20, 65 c.) and, insummer, by small steamers (bateaux-mouche-i, 10 times daily; 30 c).Its coolness in summer (thermometer seldom above 90° Fahr. in theshade) and its excellent sea-baths render it a favourite resort at thatseason. On the right of the canal which connects the bay with thelagoon El Bahlra lie the ruins of a for
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