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Uthina Archaeological Site

Tourist attraction Archaeological site

One of the Best Places To Visits in أوذنة


Address

J55C+3V4, Mornag, Tunisia

Contact

+216 22 888 175

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (434 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 Tom H. 1 year ago on Google • 334 reviews
    Entry is a bargain at 8 dinars to the whole archaeological site. It takes about 2 hours to see everything. Bring water. Visited in June, and was the only visitor at the time. The amphitheatre is fantastic, as is the Temple and other sites. You can see amazing mosaics on the ground. Really, well worth seeing. The site is about 30 mins by taxi from central Tunis.
    12 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Steven W. 5 months ago on Google • 680 reviews
    Highly recommended, especially off-season. We were literally the only ones there, the entire site, buildings, ruins. Alone. 9TND pp admission. Brand new (2022) guest building with WCs, cafe (nobody there). And pedestrian bridge to the amphitheater. The site is gorgeous, on a hill, overlooking fields, and distant mountains. And dead quiet. The theater is impressive, smaller than El Jem but impressive nonetheless. Similar style, underground tunnels (accessible, stairs even), and arches everywhere. Nothing fancy, though. Note that the mosaics you see and walk on are reproductions. So, no worry. The originals are safe in Bardo. DO visit Bardo. The best museum in this town. Dirt and rock paths lead to various sites. All are busted up a lot. Signage long ago worn away. On a rainy day, this will be a muddy miasma of dirt. On a cool, sunny day, a great place. Nearby sites have original (maybe) mosaic floors, walls, and roof long ago plundered for the stone. So-called capitol building has nice columns and indoor photos and posters (locked but guy let us in) of the history. They are certainly trying very hard to make this a tourist (bus) destination. Only 45 minutes from the city over totally chaotic, busted, maze-like roads, big holes, trucks, dirt, smoke, barriers, goats, bikers, carts, just road hazards every 10m... Not to mention police are everywhere, side roads, intersections, roundabouts, toll stations, and exits. Everywhere. They stop anybody, anytime, for any reason. Are there traffic rules to enforce? Only discretionary. Driving in Tunis (any city) is simply perilous. If the holes don't get you, the police will. Too bad, there's no other way to go anywhere in this town. So if you can't stand chaos, it's best to stay home or never leave your hotel.

  • 5/5 Ayoub S. 5 months ago on Google • 389 reviews
    Little far from Tunisia and other cities, but it's worth visiting, and it's rich in historical information
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Suzy 7 months ago on Google • 237 reviews
    It's a huge site and well-preserved buildings from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. You can easily spend few hours here, some walking to do from one site to the other. Absolutely recommend this remarkable site
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Si Y. 1 year ago on Google
    This is possibly one of the best archeological sites for Roman ruins in Tunisia. Breath taking country views, a well preserved amphitheater and excellent examples of Roman bath architecture.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Anders W. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful site! Severely underappreciated. The amfitheatre and capitol temple complex were amazing and quite unique. Well worth a visit, only and hour away from Tunis centre.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amir H. 2 years ago on Google
    An amazing place with nice Roman architecture! A amphitheater, roman villas and more! A must if you're near Tunis ❤️
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 manos g. 11 months ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Incredible colosseum and archeological area to visit u can go even below the arena to see it u can walk all over the arena plus the streets to see and the dungeon
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mike H. 5 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    Not crowded at all. Excellent visitors center serves food and drinks with great restrooms. Plenty of parking. 8 Dinars to enter. Lots to see ancient mosaics and more.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Abdelhamid B. 1 year ago on Google
    Really nice, clean place, there is a luxurious coffee even the staff are helpful and cheerful
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben jelila W. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Wonderful place to visit and discover , you have to bring some food with you. Enjoy the calming of the place. There is a shephred , he play with his flute very well to give the place a very extraordinary sound and picture.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kari M. 2 months ago on Google • 55 reviews New
    Amazing site! The area is quite big and you can walk around freely, we were there for around 1h. We even got a small tour and some explanations on the discoveries.

  • 5/5 Mustapha N. 4 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Amazing archeology site, it was a discovery not so far from Tunis. Imagine still history under soil. Highly recommend to visit.

  • 5/5 MIRI S. 3 months ago on Google • 14 reviews New
    Very interesting, and according to a local guide, 80% of the site is still underground

  • 4/5 Hassen S. 11 months ago on Google
    Very nice place !!! The view is amazing, and the vibes as well ! You can admire Djebel Zaghouan , Djebel Boukornine, and Djebel Ressass from here in a historical and beautiful place !! It is a small amphitheatre compared to Jem Amphitheatre, but it's worth a visit, and it's very close to the capital Tunis. However , it should be more valorized , there is a big lack of information about the site

  • 5/5 Yosra K. 1 year ago on Google
    . Great monuments Wonderful place to visit

  • 5/5 Hamdi A. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing historic site of Uthina, now with new entrance building, breathtaking views

  • 5/5 Sheddy B. 5 years ago on Google
    Out of this world! Highly recommended. Visited the sight with Tui guide Mohammad.Very good guide

  • 5/5 Ryan A. 1 year ago on Google
    visited this place when I was a kid and then again a few years back and I enjoyed the visit. the price is cheap and the view is magnificent. I would definitely visit this place for a date and would tell the story for ages. it may be a bit mainstream as a tourist attraction for locals but it's still deserving of the recognition.

  • 5/5 Sargento Del A. 1 year ago on Google
    From Tunis, Tunisia, take a taxi drive tour to nearby Uthina, Tunisia, in Northern Africa near the Mediterranean Sea where you can go back in time to the Gladiator Days of the Roman Empire! Walk into the main floor Arena and get to feel by imagining what the Gladiators felt viewing up the Amphitheater Coleseum spectators then walk under the Arena floor through all the man-made tunnel passageways where all the competitor detention cells kept Gladiators suspended with fear. Amazing Archaeological Find at the foot of the Roadside Roman Aquaduct Archway that supplied water to distant cities. Need to take a Trip and explore the past!

  • 5/5 Taras R. 6 years ago on Google
    Very interesting place. There are a lot of well preserved buildings of the Roman era

  • 5/5 Mr. K. 4 years ago on Google
    You can see the ruins without guards, rails, barriers. Amazing

  • 5/5 Zen 5 years ago on Google
    It is much more than i expected. Very beautiful. I recommend to walk around and go to each place you see ruins... enjoy exploring. You can find tunnels in very good condition. If you are going to Zaghouan mountain you can choose the road that passes by Udhna. Check photos for times as put on site.

  • 3/5 S S. 4 years ago on Google
    It took me an hour to get there by car from Sidi Bou Said, the roads were very bad as they had ongoing constructions, you'll not find signs saying Uthina until you're really close, so have your Google maps on ahd ask for directions throughout the way. Apparently this site was only recently discovered, the theatre is quiet big and you can go downstairs to see under it. There's also a ruins of a villa down the road were you can see spectacular mosaic. A few kms up and you'll get to a site with reconstructed columns and a church "?" underground, you can go there yet as its still under exacviation. I'm adding here a picture of water tanks but I honestly didn't get where are the water tanks. The place lacked a tour guide and more banners to explain things, and it can use some shops to eat /drink considering its a long ride from other places. The roads leading to it are not lit as well so make sure you finish your trip before it's dark. The entry ticket is 5 Tunisian dinar as I recall.

  • 5/5 Megan M. 6 years ago on Google
    This was our favorite place in Tunisia to see Roman ruins! The complex is huge and there's a lot to walk around and see. Many of the structures are in pretty good condition. There's a couple pretty mosaic tile floors. There's a small entrance fee. This is a must-see in Tunisia!

  • 5/5 Houssem T. 2 years ago on Google
    Am amazing place with breathtaking views! Very suitable for picnics or/and sporting activities.

  • 2/5 قناة نور �. 6 years ago on Google
    Great site...worth to visit...

  • 5/5 Louis M. 4 years ago on Google
    Very huge and impressive archeological site of the Roman empire.


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