Off the Beaten Path in Timgad

Free Off the Beaten Path in Timgad with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided off-the-beaten-path walking tour route in Timgad. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Trajan's Arch — a 12-meter triumphal arch marking the western entrance to the city, Theater — a 3,500-seat theater carved into a hillside, one of the best-preserved in North Africa, Library — the ruins of a Roman public library with niches for scroll storage, one of very few identified in the Roman world, plus hidden gems like East Gate inscription — a mosaic inscription reading 'To hunt, to bathe, to play, to laugh — that is to live,' a poignant Roman epitaph and Byzantine fortress — a later fortification built from recycled Roman stones, showing the city's reuse through different eras.

Use this page as a starting point for a Timgad walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Timgad. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.

• •Trajan's Arch — a 12-meter triumphal arch marking the western entrance to the city
• •Theater — a 3,500-seat theater carved into a hillside, one of the best-preserved in North Africa
• •Library — the ruins of a Roman public library with niches for scroll storage, one of very few identified in the Roman world
• •Capitoline Temple — the principal temple on a raised platform at the southern edge of the forum

• •East Gate inscription — a mosaic inscription reading 'To hunt, to bathe, to play, to laugh — that is to live,' a poignant Roman epitaph
• •Byzantine fortress — a later fortification built from recycled Roman stones, showing the city's reuse through different eras