Richard And Jo Demeester's photos

Part temple, part political, overlooking the Dougga market and forum.

Capable of seating 3500 people, the theatre was cut in the hill at the Roman city of Dougga. Jo on-stage, for perspective.

Winding our way across the back roads of Tunisia, we came across the unexpected sight of a very European looking windmill. I just loved how this came out in the light, looking almost like a painting.

It was a very big day of driving, after making our two morning stops. We allowed ourselves a break for coffee, and probably more importantly, a toilet. We found this large, quite open, building with a sign for coffee. We worked out they had two things available. Coffee, from a state of the cafe style espresso machine, and water pipes. We had to take our own chairs from the stack, find and move a plastic table to sit at, and there we drank our 50 cent coffees. Meanwhile, those seated around the other two tables barely looked up, as the men seemed quite engrossed in their card games. Good news when smoking a water pipe, you don't even need to use your hands. You can tuck the pip under your arm and bubble away, leaving your hands free to deal with the cards.

This building did not even have an inside. The whole "town" was just three small streets, two intersections, and about 20 or so empty shell buildings. And a lot of sand. And a lot of souvenir stalls.

The buildings are all fake, but holding up surprisingly well in the desert winds, considering they were built for Star Wars Episode 4.

The exterior of the Star Wars Lars Homestead. Just out there, on the salt flat. Follow the tracks left by other vehicles trekking out here. There was one unattended souvenir stall, with a plate of money, working on an honesty system.

The road crosses the narrowest point of the salt flat, Chott el Djerid. Barren and featureless, almost horizon to horizon.

After driving hours across the desolate nothingness, we reached the town of Douze. Perfect timing for a break. Tawfik's little shop was chosen for a bite. A dancer and former Michael Jackson impersonator, he spoke good English and looked after our food needs with a couple of giant wraps. We left him with a clip on koala to remember us by.

We got to Chenini in the late afternoon, and wandered quite aimlessly till a bit past sunset. More than anything, the rapidly dropping temperature encouraged us to finish up.

Not Star Wars connected. The desolate and largely unrestored hilltop ksar was ours alone for the full time we clambered through it.

The third ksar in Tunisia used in filming slave quarter scenes for Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace.

Berber granaries.

Another Star Wars film location.

While many of the old structures are bare and open, many are converted to rooms of varying levels of comfort.

Restored 13th century granaries, used to film slave quarters scenes for Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

We watched the scene from Star Wars Episode 4, A New Hope. Just to familiarise ourselves with the scene, again. And then in the morning, worked out this is where Luke peers down to his aunt.

This hotel in Matmata, Tunisisa, was the filming location for Star Wars, episode 4. It was used for inside shots of the Lars Homestead, Luke's uncle and aunt.