Constantine, Sidi M'Cid bridge — Photo: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Hotels, restaurants, gas stations, hospitals and mosques: find everything you need on your way.
From Roman cities and Ottoman medinas to Saharan oases and Mediterranean cliffs.
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Wilaya of Algiers
The historic Ottoman-era medina of Algiers: a maze of stepped alleys, palaces and mosques rising above the bay.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: SEBA Abdouellah, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wilaya of Constantine
A city built on a rocky plateau above the Rhumel gorge, linked by dramatic bridges such as Sidi M'Cid.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Wilaya of Oran
Algeria's lively western port city, watched over by the Santa Cruz fort and chapel on Mount Murdjadjo.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: R hakka, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wilaya of Tipaza
Punic, Roman and early Christian ruins set among pines on the Mediterranean shore, west of Algiers.
Photo: Dreams, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wilaya of Batna
A Roman colony founded under Emperor Trajan, famous for its grid street plan and triumphal arch.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Hamza-sia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Wilaya of Sétif
The Roman town of Cuicul, with forums, temples and basilicas preserved in a mountain setting.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Alioueche Mokhtar, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wilaya of Ghardaïa
Five fortified ksour built by the Mozabites around a thousand years ago, a masterpiece of desert architecture.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Djanet & Illizi
A vast Saharan plateau of sandstone "rock forests" and thousands of prehistoric rock paintings.
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wilaya of Béchar
An oasis village with an old ksar and palm grove at the foot of the Great Western Erg dunes.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Mohamed.benguedda, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wilaya of Béjaïa
A dramatic headland in Gouraya National Park, with cliffs, coves and views over the Mediterranean.
Hotels nearbyPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
