La Goulette
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Lo que dice el Arxiduc:
“The first thing you seen when entering La Goulette are the cavalry barracks and the small Christian cemetery for the European population of the two sister cities; later, a row of houses up to the main gateway, surrounded by lush trees offering a cool, pleasant shade. Small narrow streets splinter off from both sides of the main street. Many buildings seem European because rich Tunisians and, amongst them, many foreigners’ children have their summer residence here. La Goulette’s charm resides in the marvellous beach where a large number of tents have been installed for bathers. Arabs and especially Jews who live permanently in La Goulette keep them open for public use. La Goulette is also the favourite residence of the governing Bey. He had a wooden house built for himself on stilts over the sea with a bridge to the beach. This is where he spends most of the day. In front is an irregularly-shaped, dusty plaza where the Bey’s true palace can be found. It is the home of his wives and favourite boys. Further towards the south is a smaller building used for trials.”
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria, Tunis. Ein bild aus dem nordafrikanischen leben, Heinrich Mercy, Prague, 1870
Datos proyecto Nixe III:
We won’t discuss here our entrance into La Goulette as we describe it in a previous section.
In the middle of the canal we come to the main street crossing it and continuing on along both sides of the canal. Today we can see a lot of shops. The buildings are painted in pretty colors and date from colonial times when the French developed this entire area.
The beach in La Goulette is very broad. There is no trace left of the Bey’s palace here. Only at the entrance do we see a fort in which the Bey may have had one of his residences.
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