Uthina (Oudhna)
أوذنة
A Roman city ruin just 30 km from the capital, with a large amphitheatre, the Capitolium and cisterns, and very few visitors.
Uthina (Oudna) was a colonial city founded by veterans of the Roman Thirteenth Legion and was at its most prosperous in the 2nd century AD. The site has an amphitheatre that held about 16,000 people (partly restored and now used for performances), a Capitolium temple built on massive arched foundations, baths and wealthy homes. Many of its excavated mosaics are housed in the Bardo Museum. Admission is low-cost (confirmed on site). Visitors are few, and you need to hire a car to get there, a drive of about 40 minutes. It can be combined with the Zaghouan Water Temple and Thuburbo Majus into a day trip.
Opening hours
About 08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tourbet el Bey
- Dar Ben Abdallah
- Medina of Tunis
- Al-Zaytuna Mosque
- Cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul
- Avenue Habib Bourguiba
- Sidi Mahrez Mosque
- Bardo National Museum