A group of 12 students and staff travelled to Tunisia in June 2006. While the trip was linked with two Honours courses in particular (‘Africa in the Classical World’ and ‘The World of Late Antiquity’) it was open to all students in Classics. The idea of the trip was to visit the most famous ancient sites in Tunisia as well as sites which are often difficult to reach for independent travellers. We had our own mini bus, local guide and driver as well as the combined North African expertise of Drs Grig and Bingham. Trip highlights included sites very much off the beaten track such as the now remote fortress site of Haïdra and the Roman marble quarry of Chemtou, as well as the more famous sites of Carthage and Dougga, the amphitheatre at El Djem, and the Bardo Museum in Tunis. In addition, there were opportunities to see fascinating non-classical sites such as the famous mosques of Kairouan and the evocative kasbah at El Kef. A trip to Tunisia in June also afforded wonderful opportunities for swimming, sunbathing and other leisure activities (such as haggling in the souks, and watching the World Cup on Tunisian television). Tunisia is a wonderful country to visit and a return trip is surely overdue… Image Image Image Image Image Image Image This article was published on 2024-08-01
