Belvedere | Afrikya Photo Diary (July 13-19)
Escaping the city to its healing, bracing gardens atop Belvédère Hill.. Take a breath 🍀 Here 💌
Our getaway gets.. romantic, watching a buzzing city from this vantage, vintage standing point: Kobbel El Hwa, a delicate dome moved from the palatial gardens to Belvedere Park, Tunisia’s epic lung in the core of Tunis, cherished and pictured by Houssem Korbosli
Then we’re looking back.. Back in time.. blending into this refined masterpiece of gypsum and ceramic.. Getting a sense of what was once a royal garden retreat, here at Kobbet El Hwa, Tunis’ Belvedere Park, brought to you through the lens of Houssem Korbosli
“Looks like a great place to be 👏” - Chris W. - Germany
Another perspective.. A shared feeling of peace in this haven and piece of heaven atop Tunisia’s busy metropolis.. Getting a taste of its lung’s breeze beneath a hypnotic ceiling.. What’s better for a break time?
Kobbet El Houwa at Belvedere Park, captured by Mourad Ben Cheikh Ahmed
“Looks like the perfect little escape from the city’s pace.” - Selauro couple, Italia
One more glimpse into that little immaculate gem of natural plaster standing amidst greenery for over a century.. Kobbel El Hwa portrayed by Houssem Korbosli in Tunis’ beloved Belvedere Hill - Take a break!
Next encounter.. and witness of centenary modern Tunis.. Resilient and thriving.. No words can fully capture the grandeur of such a moment at the foot of this living legacy, painted through the lens of Tunisia’s ViewsTN
“No better example, how to portrait a tree. The tree of life” - Winston Fitzgerald, Artist, Netherlands
Further into the wild, a few minutes away from an urban jungle unfolding before our eyes, through the bracing lens of Samia Meddeb in the Belvedere Park topping Tunisia’ Greater Tunis
“Love how the city meets the wild in this view” - Vionna & Chucky, Taiwan
A couple of cathedral towers and.. a towering shrine, home to an emblematic marabout of Tunisia: Sidi Belhassen, portrayed by Houssem Korbosli from the hill next door: Belvedere, Tunis
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