Accommodations in Dougga near Dougga Ruins (Dougga, Tunisia)
The prices and availability we receive from booking sites change constantly. This means you may not always find the exact same offer you saw on trivago when you land on the booking site.
The prices and availability we receive from booking sites change constantly. This means you may not always find the exact same offer you saw on trivago when you land on the booking site.
The town of Dougga, situated on a hill, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1997 and was listed as “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa”. Local people still lived in the ancient city until 1950. Originally called Thugga, its history dates back to antiquity, and it was described in the fourth century B.C. as being “of a good size” by an observer. At that time, it was controlled by Carthage, but was then ruled by the Numidian king Massina after the second Punic war. Dougga was assimilated by Rome in 46 B.C. and was at its most prosperous between the second and the fourth centuries A.D. where it had an estimated population of 5000 people. It then declined during its occupation by the Vandals. The site occupies 25 hectares (but in total there are 70 hectares, most of which have not yet been excavated). Visiting times are between 8 am and 7 pm from April to mid-September, and from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm at all other times. Visitors need to purchase a permit to take photographs as well as their entry ticket. Toilets are available, as well as a café, but the latter is not always open.