We made shortstop in Lambèse on the way to Setif. The remains of the Roman town and camp are dominated by a praetorium (commandant’s house) dating from 268, the rest of the archeological site are ruins of two triumphal arches, temples, an aqueduct, an amphitheater, baths, and many private...
Late afternoon, we have finally arrived in Timgad – one of the finest Roman sites listed in UNESCO. Since the Archeological site was just closing, we took a local tasty pea soup and some barbecue (600 DZD) in a nearby fast-food restaurant. We saw, that some police officers have...
After a long drive, we have arrived in Subaytilah. Police did not allow us to park next to the archaeological site of Sbeitla, so we moved 2 kilometers away to hotel parking (parking fee 35 TND, buffet dinner 35 TND, Celtia beer 4,5 TND). In the morning we made a short excursion of the...
We have arrived late at the southwestern edge of the Dougga archeological site. After a short talk with the guard, we were allowed to park here (bakshis 2 TND). Anyway, after an hour the national guard showed up and parked the patrol car (with two soldiers) just in front of our truck for...
We have visited extraordinary underground villas in the Roman City of Bulla Regia (entrance 8 TND). There was an older lady, a local English guide (15 TND / hour), available, so we got the opportunity to get some explanation about the site (better than a book). The town was built in the...
Today we took a short ride with Bolt (5,70 TND) to Carthage Archeological Area (entrance 12 TND). Nowadays, the ruins of ancient Carthage are surrounded by luxurious villas with gardens full of red hibiscus blossoms and purple bougainvillea. The scanty remains of the once-mighty...