Published: February 9th 2012September 19th 2004
We arrived late night September 18th in Djerba, where we spent the night. The next day we took the "bac" to the mainland. From there we were heading to Matmata.
The Troglodye underground homes are quite famous. Some of them were even used in Star Wars movies. There is a local saying claiming that "the living live under the dead". The funny thing about the homes is that they are quite invisible to all unless you're at very close distance. A very good place to refuge when there was danger. They also offer good protection against the hot summers and cold winters.
Some of them are five to ten meter deep in the ground. They contain living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen, storage area. The main entrance is usually through a narrow tunnel leading down into the courtyard.
Afterwards we visited the underground olive press at the village of Haddèj.
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