The frontier town of Tebessa, in ancient times known as Theveste, is rarely visited by Westerners. Yet Tebessa boasts some impressive Roman ruins – the Arch of Caracalla, the Temple…
Tlemcen, “the town of cherries”, was once one of the most powerful cities in the Maghreb. Tlemcen’s Grand Mosque remains one of North Africa’s most significant Islamic landmarks – surpassed…
Constantine, “city of bridges”, is a dramatic city of precipitous cliffs and deep gorges, the lofty setting for Algeria’s most labyrinthine casbah. Constantine boasts an excellent museum as well as…
Less than three hours from London, yet virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, the capital Algiers is one of the Mediterranean’s most mesmerising cities, a captivating mélange of faded French…
Oran, located on the Mediterranean in the west of Algeria, is the home of Rai, Yves Saint Laurent, and a strong Spanish population. Relaxed, dynamic and welcoming, Oran’s sites include…
Tamanrasset, or “Tam” as the Northerners call it, is the undisputed capital of Hoggar.
The most authentic, and undoubtedly the most legendary in the eyes of the Ibadhites .
Once the holy city of M’zab and at center of Melika are the tombs of a revered saint in the region, Sidi Aïssa, and his family, including the Iduden.
Founded in 1053, Ghardaïa is the largest of the cities of the Pentapolis. The city takes the form of a pyramid, clinging to a strong hillock, at the top of which sits the central mosque, with its typical minaret.
Timimoun is known across the Sahara for its splendour of its gardens and the mystery of these names with marine sounds: Aguelman (lake), El Mers (the port), El Mersa (the harbour), from the time of this ancient lake, dead centuries ago.