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Ghar el Kebir

CaveEl Haouaria
El Haouaria, Nabeul
In season

Vast underground quarries at the tip of Cap Bon, cut into the sandstone by Punic and Roman masons whose stone built Carthage. Chambers open to the sky through pyramid-shaped shafts above the sea cliffs.

Good to know

What it is
Punic and Roman underground stone quarries
Access
Ticketed site at El Haouaria

Getting there

37.0595N 10.9965E

Sources

Photos: The original uploader was Asram at French Wikipedia . (CC BY-SA 3.0)