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In Carthage, tourists rub shoulders with today's Tunisians [audio 30min]

Chris Stewart, once drummer in the band Genesis, now a sheep farmer and best-selling author -- travels from his home in Andalucía along the length of the North Africa shore -- the forgotten coastline of the Maghreb, which has become the focus of European attention once again. Chris begins his travels, crossing the Straits of Gibraltar to Tangier to visit the Pillars of Hercules, pay tribute at the tomb of a great traveller, hear stories of fish that speak and meet people who risk their lives to steal sand... In Part 3, the great city of Carthage, now little more than a few stones, receives millions of visitors every year. But how do the tourists rub shoulders with Tunisians?
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Every Port Has a Name for the Sea"