After our exciting trip to Tunisia early in 2022 (click here for that page), we knew we wanted to explore neighboring Algeria as well. But the country is not quite as open and accessible, so we waited till the end of the year to return to the north of Africa.
We spent about a week in the capital Algiers, before we set off to see the rest of the country.
Our itinerary included:
Algiers
Casbah, museums
Tipasa and Cherchell
Mosque, Basilica, Botanic Garden etc.
Oran
Tlemcen
Timimoun
El Goléa
Ghardaia and the Pentapole of M’Zab
Constantine, “City of Bridges”
Tiddis
Annaba – Hippone, Basilica of Saint Augustine
Guelma, Hammam Meskoutine
Timgad – Lambèze
Berber Villages of Rhouffi canyon
Batna
Djémila
Sétif – Kalaa of Beni Hammad
Bejaia
You can browse the map below for where we’ve been in Algeria (and posted an article). Click a pushpin to find the posted articles from the marked locations.
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Citadel (El Mechouar), Tlemcen
Wall decoration, Citadel
Al-Tansi mosque, Tlemcen museum
Abdelkader plaza, Tlemcen
Agadir minaret, Tlemcen
Mansourah minaret, Tlemcen
Habib Popeil
Tlemcen ride to bluffs
View from Tlemcen bluffs
Sidi Boumediene entryway
Sidi Boumediene mosque
Sidi Boumediene crypt
Sidi Boumediene madrasa
Algerian hospitality
Pentapole and oasis
Passage to mosque, Ghardaia
Mozabite well
Pentapole passageway
El-Atteuf
Cemetery
Atop Beni-Isguen
Wallled city of Bonoura
Ghardaia market
Mozabite dress
Mozabite schoolgirls
Maing friends at restaurant
Nearby valley, Beni Hammad
Landscape of old town, Beni Hammad
11th century minaret, Beni Hammad
Palace remnant, Beni Hammad
Oasis and the Erg , Timimoun
Shrike in the oasis
Old gate, Timimoun
Old minaret, Timimoun
Clay interior, old mosque, Timimoun
Daily market, Timimoun
Desert inn
Dune feature,
Wind wrinkled sands, Timimoun
Desert sands, Timimoun
Village water channeling
Abandoned brick and clay hilltop village
Hilltop ksar, Timimoun
New style minaret, Timimoun
Colonial central train station, Oran
Train to Oran
Train station greeting
Oran from Spanish fort
Spanish Fort
Steep streets of old Oran
Concubine suite, Bey palace, Oran
Oran and Pacha mosque
Much renamed main square, Oran
Oran Opera House
Boulevard de la Soummam, Oran
Art Deco club, Oran
Contemporary villa, Oran
Cheese-making friends, Oran
View over Bejaia
Road to Bejaia
Beach and bay, Bejaia
Fortress walls, Bejaia
French colonial Bejaia
Remade 16th c mosque, Bejaia
Bejaia by the sea
Lower section, Gouraya
Nanny state, Gouraya
At the peninsula peak
Berber macaque
Bejaia peninsula from on high
Augustine’s home at Hippo
Basilica of Hippo
Mask of the Gorgon, Annaba
Marble Vespasian
Mosaic from Augustine’s time
Overview of Hippo and the new Basilica
19th c. St. Augustine Basilica
Central Annaba
Annaba boulevard
Coastal Annaba
Tlemcen National Park landscape
Tlemcen National Park landscape
Ain-Fezza cave
Ain-Fezza cave
Ain-Fezza cave
Ain-Fezza cave
Fallen stalagmite, Ain-Fezza cave
Falls and spring near cave
Sandstone wall at waterfal
Railroad bridge, Tlemcen Park
Guelma landscape
At Hammam Chellala
Colorful drippings
Hammam Chellala, Guelma
Sulfur channels, Chellala
Pots, Hammam Chellala
Traditional egg boil
Unusual cave feature, Chellala
Crystalline steppes, Chellala
Historic pass, Rhouffi
Rhouffi valley
Rhouffi valley
Rhouffi valley oasis
El Kantara bridge
View into canyon, Rhouffi
Canyon floor, Rhouffi village
Village canyon
Rhouffi village canyon and hotel
Rhouffi canyon down-valley
Constantine
Mellah Slimane suspension bridge
Rocky gorge, Constantine
Main gorge, Constantine
Sidi M’Cid bridge, Rhumel ravine
Rhumel ravine
Sidi M’Cid bridge, Rhumel ravine
Medina, Constantine
Bey palace garden, Constantine
Bey’s travel blog, Constantine
French colonial center, Constantine
War memorial, Constantine
View from memorial arch
Abdel Kader mosque
Our coppersmith
City park, Setif
Setif fountain
Batna plaza
Batna tea service
Cherchell harbor
Ancient harbor, Timgad
Picnic, Tipasa harbor
Tipasa shoreline and harbor
Clay pots, Tipasa
Necropolis, Tipasa
Numidian Royal Mausoleum
Emperor statue, Cherchell
Sarcophagus, Cherchell
Tipaza restaurant row
Overview, Djémila
Early period, Djémila
Middle period, Djémila
Severus temple & forum, Djémila
Severus arch, Djémila
Meat market, Djémila
Late period basilica, Djémila
Tiddis intersection
Numidian altar, Tiddis
Overview, Timgad
Theatre and overlook, Timgad
Gateway arch, Timgad
Column remnants, Timgad
Market stalls, Timgad
Comon toilet, Timgad
Funerary stones, Timgad
Victory mosaic, Tipaza
Cherchell mosaic
Venus on half shell
Hero and Leander
Dionysus Triumphant, Setif
Border, Dionysus Triumphant, Setif
Celebration of Venus
Byzantine mosaic
Neptune mosaic
Asinus Nica mosaic
Sea Monsters
View from the top, Algiers
Casbah, Algiers
Medina streets, Algiers
Fountain, Casbah
Mustapha Pacha palace
Marketplace, Algiers
Ketchaoua mosque, Algiers
Martyrs’ Plaza, Algiers
Socializing at a restaurant
Colonial buildings, Algiers
Busy central city street
Bab el Oued, Algiers
Multilevel descent on Algiers’ hills
Dominoes and friendship, Algiers
Jardim Botanique
Jardim Botanique, Algiers
Vertical park
Helping hand in Metro
Enjoying the subway
Bardo palace, Algiers
Man and beast, Burkina Faso, at Bardo
Gold belt, Bardo
African instruments, Bardo
Hall of Antiquities Museum, Algiers
Oceanus mosaic
Funerary mosaic, Antiquities Museum
Bronze Roman mask, Algiers
Byzantine Daniel
Moorish carving
Phoenician jug
Iranian bowl, Islamic Museum
Almoravide preaching pulpit
Juba II coin
Koran calligraphy
17th c map Casbah and Algiers
Landing of Cleopatra, C. Lorrain
Lion devouring a hare, E Delacroix
Bust of JP Laurens, A. Rodin
Portrait of Unknown Man, G. Caillebotte
Shoals at Belle Isle, C. Monet
Bust of Madame Mercier, Paul Belmondo
Next generation in medina
Tidy town, Setif
Low prices at the pump
Restaurant grill
Martyrs Monument, Algiers
Abdelkader Plaza
Photos of remembrance
Martyr’s Plaza, Algiers
Security stop
Hilly landscape
Residential development, Algeria
Typical eatery, with familiale in back
Roadside food stand
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