Although the Nefta oasis is not as large as its neighbour Tozeur, it is still strikingly luxuriant. The oasis is fed by numerous springs which bubble up in a huge cirque in the northern part of the oasis, known as the Corbeille de Nefta (Nefta Gull..

Built in the mid 17C, Dar Houidi is a traditional residence which has been carefully restored by the descendent of a wealthy family from Nefta. The rooms open to the public are arranged around a courtyard with façades ornamented with terracotta openw..

George Lucas, the director of Star Wars , visited the region around Nefta in 1976 to film the external scenes for Episode IV, A New Hope . It was for the film The Phantom Menace (second trilogy) that the village where the character Anakin Skywalk..