Mysteries in Kelibia

It may seem unbelievable that Kelibia has mysteries; however, those are just a few of the many beautiful mysterious realities the town has to offer. Let’s start at the beginning:

The princess’s lane:
Throughout the history of Kelibia many emperors and rulers made the fort of Kelibia, one of their favorite residencies. Except for the royal family members, lay people were not allowed to come nearby. According to a legend reported by many Kelibians, a daughter of one of the kings by then had underground paths to the sea where she would swim with her servants. The legend also said that she had three different passages, which would take her to the monumental town of Karkouan. In the 90’s, a group of municipal government employees were digging at an approximate distance from the fortress for some embellishment work for the city, they got trapped underground an enormous rock. The workers found themselves in a long archeological tunnel, which ended with tow arch-ways. Was it a Legend or an actual, valid truth with no dust on it?

The cave of Salha:
In the east part of the fortress, a second legend took place. The main heroine was a woman named Salha. She lived in a cave on a hill. Salha would appear only at an early hour in the morning to sit on a rock 20 meters away from the cave. Suddenly, Salha disappeared leaving the cave deserted. In the 20th century, the hill was eroded by French soldiers during the years of dependence causing the cave to vanish in the forest. Providing that the lack of develop technical digging tools the cave has remained undiscovered though many in kelibia remember spending long times of their childhood playing in the cave.

The wall of Germans
It is a very precious landmark in Kelibia’s history. It played a huge role in helping soldiers hiding behind and escaping to Italy. Te wall is visible to everybody who visits Kelibia but rare are those who now its story. The wall of Germans is surrounding “Elmansoura”, which passes by “Yessemer”.