Italian star Claudia Cardinale (1938), who was born in the suburb of La Goulette, north of the Tunisian capital, into the family of an Italian who worked in Tunisia, began visiting Tunisia yesterday at the invitation of the municipality of La Goulette . , the Ministry of Culture and the Cultural Association “Sicily Cultural”, which is an Italian cultural association working on cultural cooperation between Tunisia and southern Italy.

The holiday program for the Tunisian-Italian star includes the opening of the road he named in the city where he spent his childhood and a model of coexistence between the Tunisian and European communities living in Tunisia, especially the Italians. and Maltese. He will also tour the ruins of the city of Carthage, the ancient city of Tunis and the tourist attraction of Sidi Bou Said, and will attend the musical evening of Haytham El-Khadiri at the Church of Saints Augustine and Vidal in Carthage.
Shazla El-Kalibi’s City of Culture Cinema also features an exhibition of photos of stations from her cinematic life and a documentary about her film career titled
Sicilians d’Afrique: the promise of Tunisian lands, under the direction of Marcello Bivano.
This Tunisian initiative aims to encourage tourism by hosting stars from around the world, especially those born in Tunisia. And Claudia Cardinale, at the age of 16, won the title “Miss Italian” in Tunisia, which drew interest in her from directors, and began her path into the world of cinema.