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Underground homes of Matmata

September 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 ... read more
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