Souk El Tenine: Beach and Matoub Stele in a 2017 report

Souk El Tenine offers a beach to help you plan your trip; a 2017 report also documents the re-erection of a stele for the singer and poet Lounès Matoub in the town centre. At the beach, swimming and its specific dimensions take centre stage; as a cultural point of reference, the 2017 report records Matoub’s music and poetry in connection with the stele. This brings a beach experience and a cultural theme together.

Souk El Tenine Beach

The beach lies east of Béjaïa city centre. The Direction du Tourisme de la wilaya de Bejaia lists its area as 90,000 m², its length as 900 m, and its width as 100 m. It is therefore nine times as long as it is wide, giving a concrete sense of the beach’s size. The Direction lists it as approved for swimming; check the current swimming status locally before your trip.

A stele for Lounès Matoub

A report from 2017 records that a stele bearing the image of the singer and poet Lounès Matoub was re-erected at an intersection in the town centre. The stele bore a plaque engraved with the title of his song “Assagi lliɣ azekka wissen”. In the 2017 report, the image and song title refer to Matoub’s work. If music and poetry are among your travel interests, the 2017 report offers a cultural point of reference different from the beach: the focus is on an artist and a named song.

The right location for your travel plans

When choosing a holiday rental, you can turn these interests into specific places to visit. If swimming is your priority, focus your search for a holiday rental around Souk El Tenine Beach. If you also want Matoub’s musical and poetic work to be part of your travel plans, the 2017 report on the stele’s re-erection in the town centre offers a historical point of reference. If you are travelling with several people, it may help to decide together which visit should shape the plan and which should complement it. This way, your search reflects your travel plans rather than just the general place name.

Lota Beach

Lota Beach is also in the municipality of Souk El Tenine. In 2026, the first phase of a seafront promenade was inaugurated there, intended to serve as a landscaped recreational area for beachgoers during the summer season. The promenade is associated with Lota Beach; the dimensions given above refer to Souk El Tenine Beach. If you want to include the recreational area in your plans, check its current operating status before your visit. Specify which beach you want to visit when planning your trip, and compare the location of a holiday rental with that destination.

Discover more destinations: Toudja, Tichy.

For the wider travel overview: Béjaïa Province.