Bizerte's vieux port (Arabic: al-marsa al-qadim) is the small, photogenic inner harbour ringed by the medina, the Kasbah, and the Ksiba. Wooden fishing boats — many still painted blue and white in the Tunisian style — moor against the stone quays, mended nets dry along the walls, and a row of low cafés sets out plastic chairs in the afternoon facing the water.
It is the most attractive corner of the city and the best place to anchor a visit. Walk the full circuit (about 20 minutes) from the cafés on the south quay, across the swing bridge, around the harbour mouth past the Kasbah's main gate, and back along the north side past the fish market. Late afternoon is the best light, and when the day's fishing fleet comes in at sunset the quays come alive briefly with sorting and selling.
The cafés along the south quay charge a small premium for the view but are otherwise typical Tunisian: thick coffee, mint tea, shisha after dusk, no alcohol.