Carthage - Byrsa Hill

On the inland side of the main road (Avenue Habib Bourguiba), near the TGM station Carthage- Hannibal, rises the Byrsa Hill (originally 70m/230ft high), crowned by the conspicuous Cathedral of Saint-Louis. From the top of the hill there are fine views of modern Carthage, the Punic Harbor, La Goulette, Tunis, the Mediterranean and the finely formed Djebel Bou Kornine. The hill was the central feature of the Punic settlement. The Romans sliced some 6m/20ft off the summit in order to make a broader platform for imperial buildings. (There is a model of the Roman Capitol in the Museum).