Stone arches
Over the gorge.
Maghnia-algeria — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mouhieddine Kherouatou — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Aziza Kharouaâ — CC BY-SA 3.0
A huge stone viaduct of successive arches crossing the Rhumel gorge south of the old town, opened in 1912 and counted among the longest and most impressive stone arch bridges in the world, with twenty-seven arches and a wide main arch over the chasm. The viaduct runs more than four hundred metres and rises over a hundred metres above the valley floor, carrying traffic between the old town, the railway station and the southern districts, looking from below and from the other bridges like a stone wall hung in space. The best views of it are from the road down into the valley and from the modern cable-stayed Salah Bey Bridge, opened in 2014 to add an imposing new crossing to Constantine. Crossing and viewing are free at any time. It pairs with a tour of Constantine's other bridges: Sidi M'Cid, Mellah Slimane and Bab El Kantara.
Over the gorge.
A modern view.
Around the city.
Over the Rhumel gorge, south of the old town, Constantine
Palace of Ahmed BeyA masterpiece of Ottoman architecture in eastern Algeria, a palace built by El H8 minutes walk
Sidi M'Cid BridgeThe symbol of Constantine, the city of suspended bridges, a suspension bridge fo14 minutes walk4.6
War Memorial and Gorge ViewpointConstantine's finest viewpoint, on a high plateau north of the old town, where a18 minutes walk
Emir Abdelkader MosqueOne of Algeria's largest and most beautiful mosques, the second largest in the c24 minutes walk4.9Seven or more over the Rhumel gorge, the best known Sidi M'Cid and Sidi Rached.