The moment we stepped in the hammamet medina i was immediatly harrased by shop owners. I was fully prepared for this so laughed it off, however a couple of street sellers preceeded to follow me through the medina, grabbing my arm etc. i found this rather upsetting.

Lots of hassling. You need to be in good mental strength to deal with the relentless shouts for your business.

The medina is a "fake" construction modelled on the traditional buildings. It has a multitude of shops that are vastly overpriced. If you negotiated a 50% reduction of their first price, you would still be being ripped off. There are some fixed price offerings where shopkeepers are happy for you to just look but mainly the tactics are underhand and... More

loved the beach and lovely people . still feel too much hassle in shops and medina would buy more if not hassled

Nice medina, lots of little streets and very clean but lots of rubbish for sale. check that you are not buying pottery from china thinking it is genuine Tunisian pottery!

the shopkeepers wont leave you alone and always want your attention from eve blocking your route try the fixed price shops

Be pre-pared to say No! and Be very firm, but apart from that you will find some amazing deals, and the locals are friendly and will be a laugh if you respect their traditions

Go in the back way not through the front entrance and just wander, you can not get lost it is small. Some of the doors and tiles here are just beautiful, the light is amazing and you wont be able to put your camera away. When you get to the shops just be polite and say no thank to sellers... More

was not to our liking, a little busy and you were pestered by the stall holders but we enjoyed shopping in Hammamet itself