Jardin d'Essai-November 2024-www.zzdtravel.com

Publish for free

Home

/

/

Africa

/

Algeria

/

Algiers

/

Jardin d'Essai-November 2024

zzdtravel

分享 X Twitter Yahoo Mail LinkedIn Facebook Amazon Wish List Reddit Telegram Sina Weibo

Nov 21, 2024

　　These bayside botanical gardens date to the first years of French occupation and today they are a sprawling natural hothouse. It's a place of outstanding beauty with avenues of palms and stands of exotic trees. To escape here from the city centre, take the metro to the Jardin d'Essai stop.

Previous Article：Museum of Popular Arts & Traditions Next Article：Castello Malaspina

Must-see attractions

　　The heart of the city is its ancient Casbah, a steep and narrow maze of streets just west of the Pl des Martyrs. There are several magnificent Ottoman palaces to explore here, most concentrated around the Djemaa Ketchoua at the end of Rue Ahmed Bouzrina; the finest is the Dar...

Dar Hassan Pacha

　　Carrying the name of its original owner, Dar Hassan Pacha, this is one of the city's grandest mansions. The building now houses a collection of illuminated manuscripts and contemporary calligraphy by artists from across North Africa and the Middle East. 　　Hassan Pacha was the ruler of Algiers and a man...

National Museum of Antiquities

　　The richness of Algeria’s heritage is brought home in this museum. The collection of antiquities is drawn from sites around the city and throughout Algeria. Among the early works are fine ivory carvings and large, totemic Libyan-period warriors on horseback. There is sculpture from Cherchell and mosaics from Tipaza, a...

　　Algiers' beloved main post office is an unmissable piece of living history, a fine example of French-designed, early 20th-century Moorish architecture. Look out for what is possibly the world’s most exquisitely decorated post box near the entrance. At the time of research it was closed to visitors and in the...

Palais des Raïs

　　This palace is in fact a row of several large waterfront houses, joined to form a single compound. It is now home to the Centre des Arts et de la Culture, which hosts some excellent art and photographic exhibitions as well as performing arts, but just as much pleasure can...

　　These bayside botanical gardens date to the first years of French occupation and today they are a sprawling natural hothouse. It's a place of outstanding beauty with avenues of palms and stands of exotic trees. To escape here from the city centre, take the metro to the Jardin d'Essai stop....

Bardo Museum of Prehistory & Ethnography

　　The Bardo, which focuses on the prehistory of Algeria, is one of the best museums in Algiers. The collection is well-displayed with videos, models and excellent diagrams and information panels (in French) that reveal how the climate and environment of the region have changed over the eons and how that...

Museum of Popular Arts & Traditions

　　This museum is the most accessible of the buildings one can visit in the Casbah. It is housed in a fine example of an Ottoman-period town house, the Dar Khedaoudj el-Amia, which follows the classic town house plan, with an entrance leading to an inner hall and a staircase up...

Related Information Recommendations

North Carolina towns flood from historic rainfall

All About The Picturesque Dassam Waterfalls In Ranchi

Did You Know About This Titanic Museum That Lets You Experience How Cold The Water Was When It Sank?

The best barbecue spots in America

Offbeat Maharashtra: Heres Why You Should Go On The Ratangad Trek This October

The best spas and spa resorts in the U.S.

Did You Know About Slovenias Predjama, The Worlds Largest Cave Castle?

About

Terms and Conditions Privacy policy Cookie Settings Contact Us

Services

Login register

zzdtravel Travel Travel Story Cruise Attractions

Copyright 2023-2024 - www.zzdtravel.com All Rights Reserved