2 Hidden Destinations in Africa
Tunisia
Destinations
Tunisia · Tataouine Governorate
Imagine a desert fortress made of hundreds of stacked, cave-like rooms, not for royalty, but to safeguard a community's most precious asset: grain.
Ksar Ouled Soltane is one of the most stunning examples of a *ghorfa*, a fortified granary built by Berber communities in the 15th century. ...
Tunisia · Jendouba Governorate
A forgotten Roman city built around a mountain of prized golden marble, where emperors once quarried stone and, bafflingly, may have trained elephants for war.
Chemtou was the exclusive source of *Marmor Numidicum* (Giallo Antico), a rare yellow-pink marble highly coveted by Roman emperors for their...