Head of Medusa
A Roman mosaic.
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A museum inside the Kasbah of Sousse, the citadel that has guarded the highest point of the medina since the eleventh century, holding the second largest collection of mosaics in the world after the Bardo. It opened in 1951 and reopened in 2012 after the building was renovated and the collections rearranged. Roman mosaics fill the rooms around a planted courtyard: the head of Medusa, the face of Oceanus, Neptune on his sea chariot, and Nile scenes with animals and boats, along with hunting scenes and arena combats. The museum also shows Punic votive stelae and urns from as early as the seventh century BC, found at the sanctuary of Baal Hammon in ancient Sousse, and Roman marble sculpture, including a bust of the emperor Hadrian. The Kasbah garden and walls look out over the medina and the sea. The neighbouring Khalef al-Fata tower, built in the ninth century, served as a lighthouse and is one of the highest points in town.
A Roman mosaic.
A sea scene.
Views over the town.
The Kasbah, south-west corner of the medina, Sousse
Medina of SousseA fortified Arab-Islamic town dating from the ninth century, ringed by walls mor5 minutes walk4.3
Great Mosque of SousseAn Aghlabid mosque dating from 851, commissioned by the emir Abu al-Abbas Muhamm7 minutes walk4.6
Ribat of SousseA square fortress at the edge of Sousse's medina and the best-preserved ribat on8 minutes walk4.510 TND for non-residents and 5 TND for residents; it is closed on Mondays.