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Bizerte - this city is on Tunisia's northern Mediterranean cost, facing Malta and Italy. Founded by the Phoenicians, it grew prospered considerably under the Romans. |
Bizerte - the main part of the old town lies on a small canal which affords protection from the Mediterranean Sea. |
Bizerte - another view of the old town. |
Countryside between Bizerte and Tunis - these flowers are known as "Blood of Adonis", and bloom in profusion in the late spring. |
Testour - street scene. This town lies 75km west of Tunis, and has a strong influenced by Arab immigration from southern Spain following the Reconquest. |
Maktar - these Roman ruins lie in the heart of the Tell, a huge semi-arid area in the middle part of Tunisia. This was the forum of the ancient city. |
Maktar - view of the main street through the ancient town. Maktar was only discovered in the 19C by a French military officer. It was founded in the 2C BC by the Numidians, and was only Romanized some 400 years later. |
Maktar - view of the Schola, which was basically a club for the young men of the ancient city. |
Maktar - view from the southeast baths to the Byzantine Basilica of Hildeguns, the latter built in the 5C by the Vandals. |
Countryside - typical of the northern parts of Tunisia where moisture increases near the Mediterranean coast. |
Le Kef - in extreme western Tunisia is just 44km from the Algerian border, the old town is built around the Jebel Dyr shown here and is capped by an Ottoman-era fortress complex. |
Le Kef - view of from atop Jebel (hill) Dyr. The area has been inhabited since Neolithic times, and was annexed by the Romans in 46BC. It was captured by the Arabs in 688. |
Le Kef - a typical street in the old town. |
Le Kef - the mosque of Sidi Bou Makhlouf. Named for the patron saint of the town |
Le Kef - another street in the old town. |
Le Kef - a street scene in the new town. |
Le Kef - sunset. The mountains on the horizon are in Algeria. |
La Kesra - this small Berber town is near Maktar, with a fine view of the surrounding desert from its steep slopes. |
La Kesra - walking the intimate streets of this small town, it's easy to feel at home, even though the children taunt. |
Map courtesy of maps.com. |
