Heritage / Nabeul
Quarries of El Haouaria (Ghar el Kebir)
MonumentEl Haouaria
El Haouaria, Nabeul
Ancient sandstone quarries on the coast near Cap Bon, cut as bottle-shaped caverns from which stone was shipped to build Carthage. The quarrying continued in Roman times, and the caves open onto the sea below the cape.
Good to know
- Hours
- Summer 09:00-18:00; winter 09:00-17:00; Ramadan 09:00-16:00
- Ticket
- Resident 5 TND; non-resident 8 TND
- Open
- Every day
- Conveniences
- Toilets, shop, cafeteria
Getting there
37.0594N 10.9967E
Photographs
Sources
Photos: Sinda BF (CC BY-SA 4.0)