The tiers
A Roman theatre still in use.
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A second-century Roman theatre on Odeon Hill in Carthage, extensively restored in the twentieth century to work as a stage once more. Since 1964 it has hosted the Carthage International Festival every summer, with leading Arab and international performers singing to packed tiers. Outside festival season you can sit on the tiers and picture the Roman city that was one of the largest in the empire. Columns and fragments of the original marble decoration lie around the theatre. Close by, the Roman Villas Park spreads down a slope facing the Gulf of Tunis. Its centrepiece is the Villa of the Aviary, with remains of mosaics, columns and a restored garden, and a fine view over the sea and the neighbouring Malik ibn Anas Mosque. The theatre and the villas are on the Carthage ticket. If you are in Tunisia in July or August, check the festival programme: an evening concert here is unforgettable.
A Roman theatre still in use.
Mosaics and a garden.
From the villa slope.
Odeon Hill, Carthage
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