 Baalbeck
A complex of some of the best preserved Roman Temples dedicated to
Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus. |
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Jeita Grotto
One of the world's most impressive caverns. Only 20 km from Beirut. |
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Beiteddine
Located at a distance of 43 km from Beirut, Beiteddine houses the magnificient 19th century palace of Emir Bechir, who reigned for more than 50 years. The palace is model of Middle Eastern Architecture. |
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Byblos
Reputed to be one of the oldest
towns in the world, and goes back
to almost 7000 years to the
Neolithic times, including the
Canaanites, Phoenician, Hellinistic,
Roman and Crusader finds. |
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Tyre
Boasts the remains of the Roman ancient city, the streets, arcades and chariot racing arena, all well preseved. |
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Anjar
Anjar is the city of the Ommayades. The ruins of the restored palaces, souks and walls recall the days of the first moslem Suzerains who spread their influence from Damascus to Spain and India. |
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Cedars
The most venerable representatives of the Biblical Cedars of Lebanon, which once covered the country's mountains, are in the Besharre region in the north of Lebanon . |
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Sidon
Saida (Sidon) means "fishing", and even today fishermen moor their boats in its small picturesque port. The Great Mosque, the ruins of the castle St. Louis, The Phoenician temple to the god Eshmoun and the burial grounds with their catacombs and underground chambers, are all relics of Sidon's impressive past. Today the town is known as the capital of the South. |
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