Tunisia - 26 September 2010 (3)

Dougga

Theatre

Temple to Jupiter, Juno, Minerva

The next stop was the very impressive site of Dougga.  The ruins are draped on a hillside and include a well-preserved theatre, numerous temples, baths, cisterns, large villas, a mausoleum and an auditorium for bacchanalia.

It took a long time to explore everything and listen to all Lotfi’s explanations and the hill made the walking quite strenuous, but it was worth it.

Villa of Dar el Achab

Temple of Caelestis

At the far end of the site, a man sold us some prickly cactus fruits, which he peeled expertly.  I bought two, which were really nice.  He also gave me a sprig of tiny flowers, which smelt of peppermint.  As we walked back, we could see the pears and peppermint growing on the site, so our salesman probably got them for nothing.  Still, they were cheap and it was good to have them peeled.  I spotted his donkey and was impressed when it scratched its ear with its hind leg.

Temple

Arch of Alexander Severus

Licinian Baths

Cistern

Mausoleum

Donkey

Prickly Pear