The Water Temple

Nymphaeum

We saw there the water of this spring ended, in Carthage, and followed the route of the aqueduct for 132km. A mind-blowing feat of Roman engineering, instigated by the mighty Hadrianus. The site itsel...

Worth a detour

Even though it’s empty of sculptures or decoration, the temple and its settlement is majestic. This semicircular temple, with different levels and stairs, with the Atlas Mountains as a background, is ...

Historical Site

The Water Temple is a stunning piece of Roman architecture where you can see how the Romans extracted the water and transported it to Chartage via 139 km of aquaduct. The place is really nice, with be...

Must see historical site

I have visited the water temple many times almost every month . it s a very nice historical reference that shows how romains imported water from Zaghouan to Carthage through el hanaia (build Arc) all...

For the lovers of history.

Original Text

Many years later, I visited this place again. Archaeological excavations are carried out on the territory of the temple, in the excavation a closed water supply. But, such impression as the first visit, has not been received.