A country · 96 places · 22 regions

Algeria, all of it.

96 curated places across 22 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Oran, Algeria
Oran · via Wikimedia Commons

The 4 biggest regions — Tlemcen Province, Batna Province, Constantine Province and Oran Province — read below as chapters, with 18 more waiting past them.

Chapter I · Tlemcen Province · 7 places

Tlemcen Province

Once the capital of a medieval Berber kingdom, Tlemcen preserves some of North Africa's finest Islamic architecture, including the Great Mosque and the ruined pilgrimage complex of Mansourah. Set against wooded hills near the Moroccan border, it pairs monuments with waterfalls and caves in the surrounding national park.

Belezma National Park, Algeriavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Batna Province · 6 places

Batna Province

Set in the Aurès Mountains, this park shelters one of Algeria's last Atlas cedar forests. Its high ridges and deep gorges provide refuge for Barbary macaques and birds of prey.

✦ April to October · $

Chapter III · Constantine Province · 5 places

Constantine Province

Built on a plateau split by the dizzying Rhumel Gorge, Constantine is a city of bridges suspended over sheer ravines, from the arched Sidi M'Cid footbridge to Ottoman-era spans. The Palace of Ahmed Bey and a dense old medina add depth to its dramatic setting.

Oran, Algeriavia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Oran Province · 5 places

Oran Province

Algeria's second city rises from a Mediterranean bay beneath the Spanish-built Santa Cruz fort, its center a mix of Ottoman, Spanish, and French colonial architecture. Known as the birthplace of rai music, Oran has a livelier, more easygoing feel than the capital.

✦ April to June and September to October for warm coastal weather · $

Every place in Algeria

96 places, one country.