Zaghouan Temple of Waters

Under the limestone peak of Jebel Zaghouan, about 60 km south of Tunis, a Roman nymphaeum marks the spring that once supplied Carthage. Built under Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, it is a semicircular portico of niches facing a basin, reached by monumental stairs. From here an aqueduct carried water around 130 km to the city; long stretches of its arches still stand along the road near Oudhna. The temple sits in a shaded public park above the small town of Zaghouan, whose old centre is known for its almond pastries (kaak warka). The mountain behind offers walking trails.