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See the famous Cedars in Bcharre
chizz Says: From Bcharre you can drive up to a plateau surrounded by the Cedar Mountains (Al Arz in Arabic). Passing a ski school along the way, you will eventually arrive at a small forest of Cedar trees, where for a small donation (we gave LL3,000 and were given postcards in return,...
iwys Says: Khalil Gibran was one of Lebanon's greatest writers and artists. He studied with Rodin. His best-known work is "The Prophet", which in the 1960s became a cult book in the West. A line of his poetry was incorporated by John Lennon in his song "Julia".Gibran was born in...
iwys Says: St. Saba Church, which dominates the Bcharre skyline, looks like something out of Disneyworld.
MalenaN Says: The cedars of Lebanon are mentioned already in the Old Testament. By that time cedar forests covered big areas of the mountain slopes.At The Cedars today, only a small grove of cedars is left. They are now well protected with a fence around the area and walking paths for the...
Kadisha Valley near Deir Qozhaya
sachara Says: Coming from the coast Deir Qozhaya was the first Maronite monastery we visited at our way to Bcharre. The monastery lies in a wonderful area. From the road to the monastery we had a first look in the Kadisha Valley.We enjoyed the landscape and became very anxious to see...
sachara Says: Deir Qozhaya or Der Mar Antonias Qozhaya is the largest hermitage in the Kadisha Valley. The hermitage is still in use since its foundation in the 12th century. Just in 1995 the new museum was opened. In the museum you can see old books in Syriac and a collection of...
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MalenaN Says: To go to Bcharré, minibuses are leaving Trablous from Abdel Hamid Karani Square (near the tourist office). The price is 2500 LL (June 2002).In Bcharré I tried to find a service taxi to The Cedars. Couldn’t find one so I paid 8000 LL for a taxi. If you want to walk back take...
Sambawalk Says: You can take the minibus leaving the roundabout in Tripoli city center. It costs LL2,000 and takes 1.5 hours. The ride is very pleasant and the bus can climb up the mountain to get into Kadisha Valley. You should take the seat on the left side while going up. The first bus...
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The Kadisha Valley is a nice hiking and walking area. So we made a lot of walks in and around the valley.
Be sure you know your way very well or don't need far away orientation points. Another option can be taking a local guide with you.
The clouds can appear suddenly. We saw, that the valley could disappear in the clouds within 15 minutes.
Updated Oct 17, 2003
iwys Says: The drive from Tripoli up to Bcharre, throught the Kadisha Valley, takes you through some of the most beautiful scenery in Lebanon. In places it reminded me of Montenegro. This is a Maronite Christian area, so it is dotted with mountainside churches.
sachara Says: in Diman at the south side of the Kadisha Valley we saw along the road a large building with a church. It is the new Maronite Patriarchy, after taking over from Deir Qannoubin, and also the summer residence of the patriarch. In the building we saw paintings of the Kadisha...
sachara Says: At the south edge of the Kadisha Valley we visited Deir Mar Semaan.We walked down along a steep narrow path for 15 minutes. On the steep cliffs we found a bare room carved in the rocks as hermitage. We saw some remains of water cisterns and traces of some frescoes. What an...
sachara Says: B'qaa Kafra is the highest village in Lebanon. You can reach the village south of the road from Bcharre to Hasroun at the south side of ther Kadisha Valley.B'qaa Kafra is the birthplace of Sant Charbel Marklouf, monk and hermit of the Maronite Order. In the village is a...
sachara Says: Nor far from Ehden near a spring and waterfall are nice garden restaurants, popular for visits in the weekends by local people.We visited this lovely place on our way to the Nature Reserve Horsh Ehden. This reserve is just above the village Ehden and they told is this must...
sachara Says: The village Ehden (1450 M) at the north side of the Kadisha Valley dates back from the Middle Ages. There is an old souk and a nice main square. Nowadays it's a popular summer resort for people from Beirut. During the year the village is nearly inhabited, so we hardly saw...
sachara Says: The Cedars is also the name for the ski resort, a few KMs further than the grove of cedar trees. It's a small village with some hotels and ski lifts. When we visited this place end April, the snow was melting in the warm temperature and the ski activities were over. From the...
sachara Says: Coming from Bcharre and heading east, The Cedars can't be missed. The road from Bcharre just crossed the area of the cedars. The area is signposted "Les cedres''.Along the road in The Cedars are several stalls, where you can buy souvenirs find information or have a drink or...
sachara Says: The cedar trees or arz ar-rab ( god's cedars)in the grove of The Cedars are the remains of the former fast cedar forests on the Mount Lebanon range .Some trees in The Cedars are very old, maybe even 1500 years, but the most trees in the grove are younger with an age of about...
sachara Says: The area east above Bcharre is home for the famous cedars. These cedars of Lebanon are mentioned in the Old Testament.Nowadays only a few of the original groves still exist. In the antiquity the cedar forests covered large parts of the Mount Lebanon range and provided wealth...
sachara Says: The Cedars is the name of the grove of cedars, 4 KM east of Bcharre. This small grove lies at an height of 2000 M at the slopes of Jebel Makmal. The grove of cedars is protected by a fence and we were only allowed to walk on the paths. Walking on the soft ground, while the...
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Bcharre and the Kadisha Valley
Kadisha Valley The Kadisha Valley starts in the west near Batroun at the coast and is nearly 50 KM long. The drive from the coast to Bcharre, the maintown of the Kadisha Valley goes along winding...
Bcharre is a Maronite Christian town in the Kadisha Valley, famous as the home of Lebanon's greatest writer, Khalil Gibran. It would not look out of place in the Austrian Alps.
Bcharré is a small town in the Qadisha Valley with red roofed houses and three churches. This is the town you pass through when you are going to The Cedars. There is a nice museum of the Lebanese...
A beautiful Bcharre is the place that you can't miss when you visit Tripoli. You can do day trip or dya there overnight to enjoy the tranquilly of the valley. In summer, it is refreshing. In winter......
We travelled to Bcharre by car to see the famous Cedar Trees in the Cedar Mountains or Al Arz, as they are known as in Arabic. The Lebanese Cedar tree is the national symbol of Lebanon and features on...
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