Episode 3

Simon Reeve begins the third leg of his journey in Libya - a country well off the tourist trail and torn apart by revolution, the so-called Islamic State and western air strikes. He visits the city of Sirte and sees some of the worst destruction he has ever seen, with whole neighbourhoods of the city completely flattened. He also visits the remains of the Roman city of Leptis Magna which many feared could fall into the hands of IS - and meets some of the young volunteers who risked their lives to protect the site. Simon travels to Tunisia and the spectacular fortress village of Chenini - where houses were carved into the mountain by the Amazigh - better known as the Berbers. Today Berbers are a small minority in Tunisia but Simon meets a man who is keeping the old traditions alive by harnessing camel power to make olive oil and excavating rock by hand to build new Berber homes. Simon then boards the overnight ferry from Tunisia to Sicily. In recent years, a government crackdown and ... Written by Mark_a_Wood markawood@hotmail.co.uk