Visiting the UNESCO Roman Amphitheatre in El Jem, Tunsia
Posted: November 12, 2024 | Tagged: Tunisia
After 2 nights in the Kairouan, the 4th Holiest City in Islam, I headed to El Jem to backpack the UNESCO Roman Amphitheatre.
From the Louage Station in Kairouan I headed back to Sousse (4,900 Dinar, 45 minutes) and then an onward louage to El Jem (5,600 Dinar, 1 hour):
The El Jem Roman Amphitheatre was built around 238 AD in Thysdrus, located in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis in what is known today as El Jem or El Djem, Tunisia.
It is one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world.
As with other amphitheatres in the Roman Empire, it was built for spectator events, and it is one of the largest amphitheatres in the world with an estimated capacity is 35,000.
It is one of the best preserved Roman amphitheatres in the world.
As with other amphitheatres in the Roman Empire, it was built for spectator events, and it is one of the largest amphitheatres in the world with an estimated capacity is 35,000.
There was no cheap accommodation in El Jem, so I took my third louage of the day to Sfax, 6 Dinar, 1 hour. It terminates at the main louage station
Then a 20-minute walk to the Auberge de Jeunesee, (YHA) where a single bed in a 3-bed dorm, costs just 20 Dinar.
It's another ultra-basic set up but much cleaner than the hotel in Kairouan. And wonders of all, hot water showers. Heaven. Breakfast is 2 Dinar extra. There is a mini Carrefour supermarket just up the road and a few cafes.
Then a 20-minute walk to the Auberge de Jeunesee, (YHA) where a single bed in a 3-bed dorm, costs just 20 Dinar.
It's another ultra-basic set up but much cleaner than the hotel in Kairouan. And wonders of all, hot water showers. Heaven. Breakfast is 2 Dinar extra. There is a mini Carrefour supermarket just up the road and a few cafes.
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