Things to Do in Annaba

A 2.5-kilometre seaside promenade stretching from the port to the university. Paved path with benches, palms, and views of the bay and the Cap de Garde headland.

🕐 Open 24 hours

💡 Best walked at sunset when the light hits the white buildings on the hillside. Vendors sell roasted corn and dates. Avoid the far east end after dark—it gets isolated.

A small, walled public garden in the European quarter, planted with jacaranda, bougainvillea and citrus trees. A few benches and a central fountain.

🕐 Daily 7am–8pm

💡 Great for a quiet picnic away from the beach crowds. The gate is locked at 8pm sharp. Look for the old colonial villa next door—it's the French consulate.

A waterfront mosque from the late Ottoman period (1850s) with a striking white-and-green tiled minaret. It's a functional place of worship, not a tourist site.

🕐 Open for prayers; courtyard accessible daily 6am–9pm (enter only when no service is in progress)

💡 Non-Muslims can enter the courtyard and take photos outside. Dress modestly—long sleeves and trousers. Best visited just before sunset when the call to prayer echoes across the bay.

A large Roman Catholic basilica built in the 1880s, overlooking the Mediterranean. Its white stone facade and twin bell towers dominate the skyline east of the city centre.

🕐 Daily 9am–12pm, 3pm–6pm; free entry except during Sunday mass

💡 Climb the hill to the left of the church for a clear view of the bay and the Hippo Regius ruins below. The interior is often locked outside mass times (roughly 7am and 6pm), so aim for Sunday morning.

Vast Roman ruins of the ancient city of Hippo Regius, including a basilica, forum, baths and a large Christian cemetery. Most of the site is open air with little shade.

🕐 Daily 8am–6pm; free, though a small fee (around 50 DZD) is sometimes requested for the onsite museum

💡 Enter via the small gate near the Basilica of St. Augustine to avoid confusion with the paid museum. The site is unstaffed; bring water and a hat. The mosaic floors in the forum are still intact.