Underground troglodyte architecture in Matmata My Fav Spot

Underground troglodyte architecture in Matmata

Matmata - in the village are hollow in the rocks troglodytes houses that are made available to tourists. The Berbers live here for centuries in houses dug into the rock. In 2004 it had a population of 2,116. Low rock-hewn corridors lead through the inner courtyard to several caves containing dormitories, a kitchen and a pantry. Whitewashed walls decorated with tapestries; sleeping mats situated directly on the threshing floor, but also nailed together with planks bed, put on high legs; loom. In the kitchen - table with stools, gas stove, pots and cats. In one of the niches stands hoe and some poor equipment and large amphorae for olive oil. There is also a special grotto, which enters the ladder, which is a place for children to play. Everything is very clean, the rock can not see even a trace of sand. It’s not a museum - the Berbers live normally here.

ruins and archeological sites villages and rural areas Gabes, Tunisia Matmata, Gabes, Tunisia