What to see in Zaghouan

3 places worth the drive in Zaghouan, with the time to allow and the best period for each. Every place has its own page: history, customs, food and directions.

1. 1.Zaghouan

   The spring that watered Carthage

   Zaghouan stands at the foot of Djebel Zaghouan, about 60 km south of Tunis. Above the town, a Roman water temple marks the spring from which an aqueduct, more than 100 km long, once carried water to Carthage.

   Time : Half a day · Best : Mar to May, Oct to Nov

2. 2.Thuburbo Majus

   A Roman town in open countryside

   About 60 km south-west of Carthage, in Zaghouan governorate, Thuburbo Majus was a Punic town that became a Roman colony under Augustus in 27 BC.

   Time : 1 to 2 hours · Best : Mar to May, Oct to Nov

3. 3.Djebel Zaghouan

   The highest summit of eastern Tunisia

   At 1,295 m, Djebel Zaghouan is the highest summit of eastern Tunisia. The trail starts above the Temple of the Waters, the Roman monument where the aqueduct to Carthage began, and climbs through rock and scrub to a view over the plains to the sea.

   Time : Half a day to a day · Best : Mar to May, Oct to Nov