Lamta Archaeological Museum

The Lamta Archaeological Museum is located in the coastal town of Lamta, about 10 km south of the city of Monastir. The modern town was built on an ancient site, which means that whenever construction or civil engineering works are found in the area, large amounts of antiquities and collectibles are found. In this museum, which was built in 1992. The museum traces the origins of the history of Lamta and the main exhibition includes wonderful mosaic paintings, pottery pieces, marble carvings, a Christian sarcophagus and its carved marble cover, which represents Christ surrounded by shapes and symbols, and the Punic funerary furniture sheds light on the main aspects of economic life Social, cultural and religious, as well as on the various technologies used during that period. The museum garden also contains many antiquities, including the remains of the luxurious Roman baths.