Richness of Lebanon
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Beyrouth ?
The map of your stay "Richness of Lebanon"
Detail of the stay : Richness of Lebanon
How to get there - Beyrouth
Day in Beirut
Steps: Beyrouth
The city center and its pedestrian streets offer a pleasant stroll. The National Museum gathers the archaeological wonders of the country. A walk at sunset on the cornice along the sea is highly recommended. The Pigeon cave in Raouché reveals a site of great beauty. You can start the evening in one of the restaurants of Hamra and finish the day with a good local beer in a bar of Gemmayze or Mar Mikhael.
Places of interest : GROTTE AUX PIGEONS MUSÉE NATIONAL DE BEYROUTH
Archaeological remains and natural beauties
Steps: Byblos
The caves of Jeita are extraordinary natural treasures. Byblos is one of the oldest cities in the world. The archaeological site carries 10 000 years of history. The old town of Byblos and its small harbour are pleasant.
Places of interest : GROTTES DE JEITA
Culinary discovery in Tripoli
Steps: Tripoli
The The of Tripoli are a maze of lanes in the thousand colours and scents. The castle of Saint Gilles shows the passage of the crusaders. Tripoli is also a culinary destination. At breakfast, you can start the day with a fatté and then at noon enjoy a fish in a restaurant in El Mina.
Places of interest : LES SOUKS CHÂTEAU DE SAINT-GILLES
Visit of the city of God Sun
Steps: Anjar
Direction the Bekaa plain (if safe conditions allow!). Baalbek, the city of the God Sun Baal, is the most beautiful site in Lebanon. It is unthinkable to miss it. The temples of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus built under the Roman Empire are wonders. Anjar keeps the remains of the Umayyad Dynasty, the first dynasty of Islam.
Saida, remnant of past civilizations
Steps: Saïda
Saida's old town offers many cultural and architectural attractions. The sea castle of the crusaders, the soap museum, the Debanné palace built in 1721, and the Khan el-Franj are to be discovered. The Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine ruins of Tyre testify to the richness of this former commercial city. We finish the day on Tyre beach or enjoy a fish on the old harbour.
Places of interest : CHÂTEAU DE LA MER MUSÉE DU SAVON (KHAN AL-SABOUN) PALAIS DEBBANE PLAGE PUBLIQUE DE TYR
Escape in the Kadisha Valley
Steps: Tannourine
Direction the Vallée valley and its monasteries built in the rock. In the afternoon a walk in the Cèdres forest is required.
Places of interest : FORÊT DES CÈDRES DE DIEU (ARZ EL-RABB)
