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Elisabcn Says: These are the typical streets of Zaghouan. They were built during the XVIIth century by andalusian immigrants in andalusian style. Even if they would need a general lifting they are still very charming with lots of details like elaborated doors, nice windows, many...
Water Temple: the water system
Elisabcn Says: Used to provide water to the roman city of Carthage it was built in only 11years under Emperor Hadrian’s government. The water temple (well its really a big fountain) was the first part of this system. The source came from the temple’s cell, the water arrived to the bassin...
Elisabcn Says: With an unusual shape of an “8” it was used to filter the water before going to the aqueduct. Full of water, like ancient times, it must very beautiful
Elisabcn Says: This roman monument will be the one to welcome you to Zaghouan. Its the first thing you will see as soon as you get out of the louage. It was built during the second century AD and formed part of the roman city of Ziaua. You still can see a bull’s head in the central part.
Elisabcn Says: Not far from the octogonal minaret its easy to recognise in the Zaghouan’s skyline too. After the independence the old french church was desanctified and the tower transformed into a typical minaret. Nowadays its used as a school
The octogonal minaret of Zaghouan
Elisabcn Says: It belongs to one of the mosques of the village (Er-Rhama Mosque) and its easy to recognise because of its shape. It was built according to ottoman patterns, having 8 sides
Elisabcn Says: A Zawouia is a kind of chapel where a saint is venerated. Sidi Ali Azouz was the saint patron of Tunis and its said he is buried here. The interior can be visited by anyone. The entry is free but you should know that the caretaker lives from the visitors’s tips so he will...
Elisabcn Says: These are the streets that join the main streets, perpendicular to the mountains… very hard to climb!!!
Elisabcn Says: Twenty minutes walk from the main street and surrounded by a beautiful scenery there is this roman monument called the water temple (temple des eaux). It’s the first monument of the big water system destinated to supply the roman city of Carthage in general and specifically...
Elisabcn Says: Zaghouan does not serve water to Carthage any more but their public fountains still work and they are very helpful for locals and for tourists like me during hot days. They are very colorful, decorated with ceramic tiles in andalusian style and their water is so fresh and...
Elisabcn Says: There are no hotels in Zaghouan but it's only 60km from Tunis so you can go from Tunis and come back during the same day
aliante1981 Says: Many countries, including Tunisia, are predominantly Muslim, so the religious sites you are most likely to encounter, are, predictably, mosques. This is a brief tip of advice, written from the point of view of a non-Muslim, female traveler (yours truly!!!):- Do dress...
aliante1981 Says: Travels to places like Tunisia involves a lot of fighting the heat, especially if you, like me (I am still surprised as to why I did that), go there right in the middle of the summer. Here’s a list of useful items to take:- Hats and other covering: Large brimmed hats that...
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These are the streets that join the main streets, perpendicular to the mountains… very hard to climb!!!
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THE SMILING VILLAGE OF ZAGHOUAN
Zaghouan is clearly an off the beaten path destination. It will never appear on the list of “a week in Tunisia trip”. But if you have more time or If you don’t want to move far from Tunis why not?......
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JUST WHAT ZAGHOUAN IS - OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION Zaghouan: town, northeastern Tunisia. It lies on the fertile, northern slope of Mount Zaghouan at an elevation of 4,247 feet (1,295 m). It is built on......
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