Takrouna

Six kilometres west of Enfidha, Takrouna sits on a rocky outcrop about 200 m above the plain. A few families still live among its stone houses, and the view stretches over olive groves to the sea and towards Zaghouan.

History

The village is of Berber origin. A French military cemetery from the 1943 battles lies nearby.

Customs

People live here: ask before photographing houses or residents. Women of the village weave esparto grass and Berber rugs.

Food

A mint tea on the café terrace at the top, facing the plain.

Best time

Spring and autumn, at sunset.

Heavy fighting took place around the rock in 1943, during the Tunisian campaign of the Second World War.