The Roman villas of Carthage
The Roman villas of Carrthage is a district that brings together the largest number of remains of patrician dwellings unearthed in the ancient metropolis. If the outline, very clear and underlined by the powerful line of a portion of cobbled street, gives a precise idea of the topographic layout of a Roman city, the remaining vestiges give only a vague idea of the approval and of the luxury of these residences which sloped gently down to the seaside.
A house, called “the villa of the aviary”, the best preserved on the site, has been restored to give us a Roman interior from Africa: rooms preceded by a courtyard supported by columns around a central courtyard decorated with a garden and paved with mosaics.
From the terrace, there is a superb view over the bay of Tunis.
Situation:
Tunisia / Carthage
To See:
– the Malga cisterns
– the amphitheater
– the circus
– the Damous Carita basilica
– the Antonine baths
– theater
– the so-called Odéon district
Opening time:
– From 16/09 to 31/05: 08.30 – 17.00
– From 01/06 to 15/09: 08:00 – 18:00
Ramadan timetable:
08.00 – 17.00
Entrance fees:
12 dinars
Remarks:
Group ticket. Open all week.
Amenities:
– Bathroom
– Shop
– Cafeteria
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before visiting
The Roman Villas of Carthage are the remains of wealthy patrician residences built on the hills of Carthage during the Roman imperial period. The best preserved is the "Villa of the Aviary," named for a mosaic depicting exotic birds.
Visitors can explore mosaic-paved reception rooms, peristyle gardens, private bathing areas, and cisterns. The villas are positioned on the Odeon Hill and Juno Hill and offer panoramic views over the Gulf of Tunis.
Yes. The villas are among the components that make up the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Carthage, inscribed in 1979.
The villas are typically visited as part of a combined circuit of the Carthage zone, which includes the Antonine Baths, Byrsa Hill and the National Museum, the Tophet, and the Roman Theatre. The combined Carthage ticket covers access.
Access is covered by the combined Carthage site ticket, priced at approximately 12 TND per person.
The villas date primarily from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD, the peak of Roman prosperity in the province of Africa Proconsularis, when Carthage was the second largest city in the western Roman Empire after Rome.
