LookLex / Tunisia / El Haouaria / The Roman caves

CONTENT

	INDEX

	MAP

more on EL-HAOUARIA

	The Roman caves

	Inside the caves

	Scenes from the town

	Practicalities

BASICS
	Getting there

	Visas & passports

	Eating & sleeping

	Getting around

	Distance finder

	Climate

	Health

	Safety

	Costs & currencies

	Calculate costs

	Which holiday?

	Shopping

	Sex & relations

	Don't forget to bring...

	Short facts

SEARCH
Case sensitive

EL HAOUARIA:
The Roman caves

At the Roman caves, facing the sea, Haouria, Tunisia

El Haouaria is best known for the Roman quarries, now called Ghar el-Kebir. When the Romans rebuilt Carthage as Roman city, much of the stone needed was taken out of the mountain close to El Haouaria, and the holes are now known as the Roman caves.

Entrance to the Roman caves, Haouria, Tunisia

Continue