L'OLIVIER D'ECHRAF

Is it worth making a detour to see a tree? If it is planted in Echraf, yes! This tree is the oldest olive tree in Tunisia and would be one of the oldest in the world. Planted during the Carthaginian period, even if it is difficult to date it with certainty, it is at least 2,500 years old! Its roots cover an area of about sixteen meters, its trunk has a circumference of six meters. This tree is well maintained and continues to give olives. Symbol of longevity and hope, the olive tree is said to be eternal: this tree is perhaps the proof...