Le Kef, off the beaten track High in the hills, authentic and charming Le Kef is one of Tunisia’s most underrated tourist destinations. The story-book kasbah that tops the old town offers just part of the story of Le Kef's illustrious and proudly multicultural history, from the Carthaginian town of Sicca to becoming the provincial capital of Tunisia during WWII, though any semblance of the town's grandeur now seems long gone. The old town Medina of Kef The small town of Kef is cascading on the mountainside. The white domes of the Sidi Boumakhlouf mosque watch over the medina. Walkthrough alleys and stairs, encountering many vestiges of Antiquity scattered throughout the old city. visit the old synagogue and the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions, which occupies a former Muslim mausoleum: the coexistence of religions has left many testimonies in the city. Climb up to the Ottoman citadel which faces a sumptuous panorama of fields and forests.