CATACOMBES

These 240 galleries, which run for 5 kilometers but can only be visited for about 40 meters, were used as tombs for some 25,000 Christians from the 2nd to the 4th century. There are four of them, three of which have been completely excavated, the catacombs of the Good Shepherd, Hermes and Severus. They are very well preserved when they were discovered, but they deteriorate rapidly once the earth is removed. The catacombs of Sousse are certainly less rich, but better preserved than those of Rome. The entrance is by the street of 25-July-57, near the station of hirings.