Algeria Destinations
Iconic Algerian places — desert, Roman ruins, oasis cities and the Mediterranean coast.
The Casbah of Algiers
The Casbah of Algiers is the city's historic Ottoman citadel and old town — a steep maze of whitewashed houses, palaces, mosques and covered lanes overlooking the bay. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992, it is best explored on foot with a local guide.
Constantine
Constantine is the 'City of Bridges', a dramatic highland city in north-east Algeria built across a deep gorge above the Rhumel River and spanned by spectacular bridges. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth.
Djanet
Djanet is an oasis town in south-east Algeria, the gateway to the Tassili n'Ajjer plateau (UNESCO) and the red dunes of the Tadrart Rouge — Algeria's premier Sahara destination.
Djémila (Cuicul)
Djémila, ancient Cuicul, is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982. Set on a mountain spur in Sétif province, it preserves temples, forums, a theatre, the Arch of Caracalla and outstanding mosaics.
Tassili n'Ajjer
Tassili n'Ajjer is a vast sandstone plateau in south-east Algeria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site holding around 15,000 prehistoric engravings and paintings that record a once-green Sahara. Reached from Djanet, it is one of the world's greatest open-air galleries of rock art.
Tlemcen
Tlemcen is a historic city in north-west Algeria, the country's great centre of Andalusian and Islamic heritage — famous for the Great Mosque, the ruins of Mansourah, and refined Hispano-Moorish art and music.
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