Aqueducts of Carthage — Attraction in Tunis

The Zaghouan Aqueduct must be seen to be believed. 2nd Century Romans living in Carthage liked their fresh water, so they decided to bring it in… via 130+ km of aqueducts. A spring at Mount Zaghouan to the south was the main source, and from the lovely Water Temple located there a series of gradually descending tunnels, channels, and aqueducts carried water to, among other places, the Cisterns of La Malga on Carthage’s outskirts. Damaged and repaired several times over the centuries, the aqueduct became a source of building stone in the 6th Century, leaving behind many gaps in the arches. One of the best places to admire what’s left is at a bend in the road a couple of kms south of the town of Mohammedia. Map credit: Cambridge...

This site, along with the cisterns just next to it, did not require a ticket to enter. Well-maintained and a bit out of the tourist trail so you could almost have the place for yourself, although some tour buses did stop here for a couple of minutes. Personally one of my favourites architecturally speaking, also because there was a herd of goats being led around by a shepherd when I was there! Less than 10 mins walk from the Roman amphitheater across a main road, so relatively easy to access by foot. There was a restaurant just next door but it was closed...

Another archaeological site in Carthage. This one doesn't require a ticket to visit. A very friendly man would show you around and explain you all about the place in English, French or Italian for a very small fee (at your...