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works and took a wise step as she established the first workshop in her house for children’s education Pottery industry; a step which changed the destiny of the village to be an international
destination of art and nature scenic beauty (El-Galy 2014). In one hour drive from Cairo by a public
bus or private vehicles, you can reach the village of celebrities and writers as known for the Egyptians. It is a low cost tourism destination; an individual can spend an entire day with eating three
meals for only 100 Egyptian pounds -about 15 dollars- (Sa’ad El-Deen 2010).
Tunis contains a variety of natural assets exploited in rural tourism; it can be divided into three
categories: focal, secondary, and supporting facilities. Focal attractions are as follow:
• Local handicrafts art and products (schools, workshops, exhibitions and the yearly pottery festival (Fig.4).
• Local architecture, local traditions and local food.
• Direct conta