Tamezret & Matmata

The C105 crossing the desert between Douz and Matmata	Entering the small village of Tamezret, 13km west of Matmata, 97km from Douz	Hilltop stone village of Tamezret	Slim, Tamezret
Main highway C105 passing through Tamezret	Lainage Amazigh (wool shop)	Mosque on top of the hill, Tamezret	Local woman, Tamezret
Tamezret	Tamezret	Goat herd blocking the main road, Tamezret	Local woman, Tamezret
Goatherder bringing the goats back to town	Herd of goats, Tunisia	Amazingly, individual goats in the mixed herd seemed to know which house they belonged to and split off by themselves	Goats in the courtyard of a house, Tamezret
Mosque of Tamezret	Stone lane, Tamezret	Ruined house, Tamezret	Tamezret
Upper village, Tamezret	Upper village, Tamezret	Mosque, Tamezret	Doorway, Tamezret
Greek colors, Tamezret	View from the top of the village of Tamezret	Lower town, Tamezret	Tamezret
Tamezret	Tamezret	Another herd of goats being brought in from the desert, Tamezret	Another herd of goats being brought in from the desert, Tamezret
Goat herd, Tamezret	The first set of Troglodyte underground dwellings outside Matmata	To escape the heat, the people of Matmata built their homes underground carved out of the hillsides	Troglodyte dwelling outside Matmata
Troglodyte dwelling outside Matmata	Traditional nomadic black hair tent set up outside a troglodyte dwelling near Matmata	Traditional nomadic black hair tent set up outside a troglodyte dwelling near Matmata	Entering Matmata
Aboveground entrance to the Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	One of several pit courtyards, Hotel Sidi Driss	Hotel Sidi Driss	Dangerous area to walk around at night...broken fence
Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	The Hotel Sidi Driss was used as the set for Luke Skywalker's home in the original Star Wars movie	Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata
Map of the layout of the caves, Hotel Sidi Driss	Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	Star Wars set from the first movie, Luke Skywalker's home	Star Wars set from the first movie, Luke Skywalker's home
Star Wars set from the first movie, Luke Skywalker's home	Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	Hotel Sidi Driss, Matmata	TunisiaMay06 1653.jpg
Nearby, Slim found us a more traditional troglodyte home to visit	Kitchen of a troglodyte home in Matmata	Kitchen of a troglodyte home in Matmata	In the horrible restaurant of the Hotel Matmata, bus tour central
The road from Matmata to Toujene, 16km east on the road to Medenine	Eroded desert landscape outside Matmata	Spectacularly situated stone town of Toujane	Toujane
Toujane	A troglodype pit dwelling near Toujane	Palms at Toujane	Toujane
Slim at the overlook about Toujane	I'm not quite sure what got Dad in a Tarzan mood...	...that's better	Toujane
Toujane	Toujane	Toujane	Toujane
Toujane	Toujane	Toujane	Camels and a palm, Toujane
Artisanat Chez Miloud outside Toujane	Military Museum of the Mareth Line, Mareth, near the coast	Map of the WWII action around the Mareth Line, Tunisia	WWII Bunker, Mareth Line
WWII artillery, Military Museum of the Mareth Line	Military Museum of the Mareth Line	Tunisian minaret off the C104 west of Medenine	Desert and mountain landscape southwest of Medenine
Homes built into the hillside off the C113 SW of Medenine	Route C113 climbing the Dahar mountains	Remains of a house at the top of the ridge	Looking down at the road below
Road (C113) climbing the Dahar Mountains SW of Medenine	No photos to the right, there's a military base	Slim	Slim