Tunisia: Bulla Regia

On the way from Tabarka to El Kef, we stopped to visit the Roman archeological site of Bulla Regia. Thought to be the capital of one of the Numidian kingdoms, Bulla Regia became a Roman colony and prospered with olives and wheat from the surrounding plains. Though it's a small site, the prosperity is still visible in the traces of the mosaic that covered all the rooms in over a dozen villas that have been excavated. While the best ones have been preserved in museums, a few were left in situ, as many villas have living areas underground to shield from heat, a unique feature of the site. Bulla Regia is exquisite.

Below is the rolling green agricultural landscape of northern Tunisia as seen from the shared taxi. The near fields are fava beans; the far, wheat and grass.


The site is a 10 minute taxi ride from the town of Jendouba.


Tickets are 8 tunisian dinars for international visitors, about 2.75 USD. There was a slight rain when we arrived, but it stopped in a few minutes.


Palace Ruins.


Theatre Ruins


The House of Venus and its underground rooms and mosaic.




First below, a view of the House of the Hunt from a small hill, then second from down below in the dining room.






And a few more photos: the so-called New Hunt Mosaic.