TOURISM IN LIBYA

Introduction
Libya is home to a mesmerizing variety of archaeological cultures and remains that range from the Paleolithic to Byzantine times. The third largest of the African nations, most of its landmass is covered by that great “sea of sand” the Sahara Desert. Breathtakingly skillful late Pleistocene depictions, of long vanished fauna and the early Olocene pastoralists who hunted them, are found on the open-air rock shelters located deep in the desert. The native Berber Libyan peoples familiar to Herodotus and the Roman historians have left us vivid traces of their enigmatic religion and rural existence in remote sites like Slonta and Ghirza. In historical times coastal Tripolitania and Cyrenaica were occupied by waves of Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines. Today their artistic and artifactual remains are beautifully exhibited in the Museum of the Jamahiryia located in Tripoli’s Assai al-Hamra, or “Red Castle.” While most students and enthusiasts of Classical civilization may be familiar with Leptis Magna, Sabratha and Cyrene, if only by name, out-of-the-way places like Silin, Zliten, Te uchira, Ptolemais, Apollonia, Gasr Lebia and Al-Atrun will fascinate even the seasoned traveler.

Libya presents the opportunity to visit a country rich in archeological and scenic treasures, yet little known and exploited by mass tourism.
On the Mediterranean Coast, you can visit the stunning ruins of the Roman cities of Leptis Magna, Sabrata as well as that of the Greek city of Cyrene. These ruins are considered by historians to be the most impressive and best preserved examples of Roman and Greek civilization in all of North Africa.
Inland, those inspired by desert travel have the great Sahara; towering sand dunes stretching out to the horizon, the oases, and the desert people, the Tuareg, living as much as they always have.
For those interested in World War II history, a visit to Tobruk is a must.
And all over Libya you will find the authentic warmth and hospitality for which Libya is well known.


We, at Tourism Services Blog hope that you will have the chance to experience these things for yourself.