Ruins of Hippo Travel Guide: Top Sights in Algeria, Tours & Travel

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Ruins of Hippo- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Historical & Cultural; Algeria; 8 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 3 hours

Hippo Regius, an ancient Roman city in Annaba, Algeria, offers a fascinating glimpse into history with its expansive ruins set amidst olive trees, rosemary, and vibrant meadows. Visitors enter from what was once the seafront, now shifted hundreds of meters inland, to discover the remains of Roman villas like the Villa of the Labyrinth and the Villa of the Procurator, complete with columns and mosaics. The Christian quarter reveals the grand basilica's outline, believed to have been linked to Saint Augustine, while the forum, lined with towering columns, provides insight into the city's public life. Exploring beyond the main site, visitors can uncover traces of walls, mosaics, and even a theater, all reflecting the grandeur of this once-thriving city.

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Reviews of Hippo Regius

Muhammed anes Setti

5
Reviewed: 2024-09-24

If you're love history this place is perfect for you, huge archaeological site that tells the story of early Christianity and roman life, it also has a good guide
Muhammed anes Setti

5
Reviewed: 2024-09-24

If you're love history this place is perfect for you, huge archaeological site that tells the story of early Christianity and roman life, it also has a good guide
Radu

5
Reviewed: 2022-04-21

Huge old city, beautiful site, very well preserved!!! It was amazing! I definitely recommend everyone to visit.
Radu

5
Reviewed: 2022-04-21

Huge old city, beautiful site, very well preserved!!! It was amazing! I definitely recommend everyone to visit.
Imad Belmokhtar

4
Reviewed: 2021-10-12

You don't even hear about this place until you're passing by Annaba, all the care and fame goes to other monuments and historic places in Algeria and not this one even if this is one of the most ancients ruins in the country. Facing the Saint Augustin cathedral the view is impressive, and is known to the Catholics as a place of pilgrimage, the rest of the ruins are still beneath earth, wondering what the archeologists will reveal if they had the green light to do it. If you're passing by just give it a visit and insist to make the tour with the local guide as he can give you the history behind this place with a classical Algerian annabi tongue.
Imad Belmokhtar

4
Reviewed: 2021-10-12

You don't even hear about this place until you're passing by Annaba, all the care and fame goes to other monuments and historic places in Algeria and not this one even if this is one of the most ancients ruins in the country. Facing the Saint Augustin cathedral the view is impressive, and is known to the Catholics as a place of pilgrimage, the rest of the ruins are still beneath earth, wondering what the archeologists will reveal if they had the green light to do it. If you're passing by just give it a visit and insist to make the tour with the local guide as he can give you the history behind this place with a classical Algerian annabi tongue.
nehad guide

5
Reviewed: 2019-11-04

This archeological site is so beautiful specially that when you be in it the cathedral of saint Augustine face you .
nehad guide

5
Reviewed: 2019-11-04

This archeological site is so beautiful specially that when you be in it the cathedral of saint Augustine face you .