Map of Timgad from above, Timgad (Thamugadi) marked with a wine glass

Winery · Timgad

Timgad (Thamugadi)

Emperor Trajan's retirement city of Timgad, where wine merchant signs carved in stone prove viticulture thrived 1900 years ago.

What to do there

TourTimgad (Thamugadi)The "Pompeii of North Africa" — a perfectly preserved Roman city founded by Trajan in 100 AD. Walk the grid-pattern streets, see the 3,500-seat theatre, the library, and the Arch of Trajan. Wine was central to this legionary colony's social life.