Takrouna
Takrouna is a Berber village built on a rock outcrop above the olive plain of the Sahel. A few stone houses and a small white shrine hold the summit, and from the edge of it the groves run away toward the coast. The village below the rock is still lived in.
- Time to allow
- A short visit
- Region
- The Sahel
Visiting Takrouna
The old village is a Berber one, built from the stone of the outcrop it stands on, and the houses at the top are reached on foot. A small white shrine with a dome marks the highest point, and it is visible from the road across the plain long before you reach the turning.
What Takrouna is for is the view. The Sahel from up here is one long olive grove, worked since the Roman period, and on a clear day the sea shows beyond it. It is a short stop on the drive between the coast and the interior, and the turning is worth taking.
What to see
- The village on the rock
- The white shrine on the summit
- The view over the olive plain of the Sahel
Along the way in the Sahel
The olive coast: Sousse, Monastir, and the best preserved Roman amphitheatre in the world.
- SousseOne to three nights
- Port El KantaouiA short visit
- HerglaA short visit
- MonastirA short visit
- El DjemHalf a day
TakrounaYou are here. A short visit.
- MahdiaOne night
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