Pack of cigarettes | USD 1.51 |
Local cheese (1kg) | USD 11.35 |
Apples (1kg) | USD 1.64 |
Water bottle (1.5 liter) | USD 0.32 |
Coke bottle | USD 0.76 |
1 Pair of Nike shoes | USD 126.10 |
Mid-range restaurant | USD 12.61 |
Medea is a modern city that lies on the site of an ancient Roman military post and having a French Character. The city is made beautiful by its surrounding vineyards, farms and orchards. Medea has a French style rectangular city plan with beautiful public garden. A walk in the city would mean seeing red-tile-roofed buildings and beautiful gardens and shopping stalls reminiscent of the Ancient Roman period. It is also a good opportunity to mingle with the locals and for some candid picture taking. Around the corners are Algerian Café offering great coffee and Algerian breads and pastries.
Medea's vineyards are also worth visiting not only for their beautiful scenery but for the hospitality of the locals who are very generous to offer their best fermented grape wines. Timing your cheap flights to Medea during the harvest season would allow you to witness the festive harvesting of the grapes and the traditional ways of grape wine making. It is always the tradition of the local residents to give away their first harvest for good luck and as thanksgiving, and guests would always go home with a bunch of the sweet berries or a bottle of grape wine.
Getting around the city on public transport would allow travelers to stretch their tight budget while in the city. If you can try to avoid the taxi as some drivers may charge you more than you should pay.
The best hotels in Medea are located in the city center. There are budget travel lodges that serve typical Algerian breakfast with flat wheat bread complemented by Algerian strong coffee or flavored cardamom coffee. During Ramadan, Halva, a kind of cookies are served instead of the usual bread and cake made from semolina.
Medea has a balanced climate which makes it a suitable place for a big Pharmaceutical company to set its manufacturing and Headquarter in the area. It is also close to Algiers which is the capital of Algeria and the city offer a great place for Algiers travelers a place for some moments of breaks from the city's noise. Cheap flights to Medea serve this purpose.
Medea is a city with a French character but generally offers true Algerian experience.