Bejaia Algeria
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the port of Béjaïa, in a bay ringed by the mountains of Kabylia. From the quays you climb in a few minutes to Place Gueydon, a terrace hanging above the fishing harbour.
Partly. Place Gueydon and the casbah are reachable on foot from the quays, with a bit of a climb. Mount Gouraya and Cap Carbon require a car with driver or an organized excursion : distances add up quickly in the mountains.
Two options. The town on foot : Place Gueydon, the 12th century casbah, the stalls and the terraces. Or the mountains by vehicle : Mount Gouraya, Monkey Peak and Cap Carbon, which take up most of a half day.
A viewpoint in Gouraya National Park, a designated biosphere reserve, where you can watch Barbary macaques up close, often sitting in family groups on the parapets. The rule is firm : do not feed them, for their sake and yours.
A rocky headland pierced by a natural arch that small boats slip under in calm weather, and a 1907 lighthouse perched 220 metres above the sea, one of the highest in the Mediterranean. The final walk takes a bit of breath.
This is where the young Pisan Leonardo Fibonacci, son of a representative of the Pisan merchants, studied with the city's masters of calculation and learned Arabic numerals, before spreading them across Europe through his Liber Abaci.
Because in the Middle Ages the wax produced here lit all of Europe. The French name of the city, Bougie, ended up naming the candle itself.
Yes, often. Conversations start easily in French on the terraces. Arabic and Tamazight, very much alive in Kabylia, are the country's official languages.
The Algerian dinar, in cash. Foreign cards are poorly accepted outside major establishments.
Couscous with market vegetables, sardines landed that morning and grilled over coals, semolina cakes with honey and prickly pears in season. The terraces serve excellent espresso with almond and orange blossom pastries.
