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- Roman Theater: The town’s signature sight, built in the Roman era with tiered seating in a half circle and a stage wall still partly standing. It was restored and is used for concerts and festivals, so you may see a stage setup.
- Roman Baths (Thermae): Remains of the public baths stand near the theater, with the layout of heated rooms and walls still visible. They show how Roman Calama bathed and gathered.
- Byzantine Fortress Walls: Sections of the sixth-century defensive walls survive in the old center. They are rough stone, not grand, but they tell you the town mattered to Byzantine rulers.
- Guelma Museum: A small collection of local finds from the Roman period, including inscriptions, sculpture and mosaics from the surrounding area.
- Hammam Debagh (Hammam Meskhoutine): Among the hottest springs
- Roman Theater: The town’s signature sight, built in the Roman era with tiered seating in a half circle and a stage wall still partly standing. It was restored and is used for concerts and festivals, so you may see a stage setup.
- Roman Baths (Thermae): Remains of the public baths stand near the theater, with the layout of heated rooms and walls still visible. They show how Roman Calama bathed and gathered.
- Byzantine Fortress Walls: Sections of the sixth-century defensive walls survive in the old center. They are rough stone, not grand, but they tell you the town mattered to Byzantine rulers.
- Guelma Museum: A small collection of local finds from the Roman period, including inscriptions, sculpture and mosaics from the surrounding area.
- Hammam Debagh (Hammam Meskhoutine): Among the hottest springs in the world, water emerges at close to boiling point and has built white and orange calcite cones and terraces. Local legend says the cones are a wedding party turned to stone. Steam hangs in the air and the smell of sulfur is strong.
- Mount Maouna: The wooded ridge above the town gives you an easy half-day walk and wide views over the Seybouse plain.
- Heliopolis Ruins: A scatter of Roman remains in the countryside near the spa area, quiet and rarely visited, good for those who like finding stones with no one around.
- Central Markets: Fruit, spices and the local tobacco-country trade fill the streets near the center, a fair place to eat a quick sandwich and watch the town work.
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