Blida: Downtown

Blida: Downtown

The departure is from Freedom Place, from one of the 7 city gates of Blida, Bab Essebt, passing through the chapel (Jules Ferry church) towards the Mohamed V public garden where the tomb of the saint is located. Sidi Yakoub, then the Garden of Patrice Lumumba which remain the destination for lovers of nature, tranquility and calm. Then, we head to the 1st November Place (Place Etoute) where we visit the oldest printing house in Africa which is that of Maugin mastering the art of printing, then we continue our journey through the monuments Islamic sites in the city such as the El Hanafi and Ben Saadoun mosques which date back to the Ottoman period. we pass in front of the synagogy to go towards the old El Djoun district in front of the El Kawther mosque, then, we enter the two European and Arab souks by completing our visit in the alleys of the casbah (Douirettes) one of the oldest parts of the city surrounding the two Muslim and Christian cemeteries.