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Al Omari Mosque   Beirut

Al Omari Mosque, Beirut

 11 Reviews  One of Beirut's most important mosques, al-Omari is named after the second Caliph, Omar ibn al-Khattab, under whose leadership Beirut was conquered by Moslem armies in 635 AD. It is likely that the... 

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Al Amin Mosque   Beirut

Al Amin Mosque, Beirut

 6 Reviews  The Mohammad El-Amin Mosque, also known as Hariri’s Mosque or the Blue Mosque, is one of the premier tourist attractions of the Lebanese capital. It is called the Hariri Mosque informally because its... 

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Baalbek   Beirut

Baalbek, Beirut

 4 Reviews  A must see - I believe it is the home of largest Roman Temple in the world. And the site was much larger then I anticipated (actually home to over 3 temples) and was a stop along an ancient trade... 

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Jeita the nature wonder

by Ronza

Once in Lebanon make sure to visit Jeita Grotto the natural wonder. It is not far from the capital and it is a MUST SEE. Jeita grotto is one of the world’s most beautiful caverns. It is divided to 2 levels. The 1st dry level can be seen on foot while the 2nd level can be discovered by boat. Jeita offers you the most beautiful sceneries that make you feel like living in wonderland.The lower part is closed during winter coz the level of water is too high.It is not allowed to take pics in the grotto so the pics here are uploaded from the internet.Make sure to vote to Jeita grotto so it will be one of the 7 nature wonder: www.new7wonders.com

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Hell hiking

by Ronza

When you visit Lebanon and if you love hiking and if by chance anyone is organizing a hiking trip to "Ouyoun el Samak" and "Wadi Jouhanam" (Hell valley) do not hesitate to go. I am not a hiking fan but I was able to do this hiking trip (I faced some difficulties of course) and this place is a real nature heaven. I don't know why it is called Hell valley maybe coz it is really scary to hike there but the landscapes are just outstanding. So don't miss it if you are interested in such activities.Don’t forget to check all the photos

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u will be at peace with urself & luv the people..

by monk911

well, i just had 3 nights in lebanon and could just see these few places like where i was staying hamra street, the corniche, ain al' rameeinyah, aalayah,beit mary,harissa and places that we saw whist travelling around...there's lotaz more to see & explore and enjoy like the more historical sites & definately the "BEIRUT PARTY LIFE"...like in jounieh area etc..

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BEITEDDINE FESTIVAL

by sarrahh

RAVI SHANKAR & ANOUSHKA SHANKAR July 7 The legendary Ravi Shankar, Godfather of World Music, with his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, the Sitar Virtuoso.UB40July 16 UB40, the renowned Pop/reggae group whose public is too vast to be defined by age, generation, tribe or fashion.Kazem As SaherJuly 23 Kazem As Saher, love and romance by public demand.Sara BarasJuly 30 Sara Baras, the spellbinding Flamenco Star and her company in a new show, Sueños (dreams). Baras is the recipient of Spain 's most prestigious awards.Chick Corea August 2 Chick Corea and Touchstone, jazz at its best with the winner of 11 Grammy Awards.Marcel Khalifé August 5 Marcel Khalifé, our national icon with his unfailing repertoire of hopes and dreams. A night to remember.

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Beit ed-Dine - Lebanon's 19th century jewel

by TheWanderingCamel

The beautiful palace of Beit ed-Dine is justly a favourite place to visit. Set high in the Chouffe, the palace was built for a powerful local Muslim, Bashir Shihab, and took some 30 years to complete. The palace was hardly finished before he was sent in to exile by the Ottoman rulers of Lebanon who feared his influence. After many years as a government building it was declared a national monument and now the President of Lebanon has use of apartments in the palace as his summer residence.The palace contains several museums. The one in the entrance hall is dedicated to Kamal Jumblatt (father of the current Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt) who was assassinated in 1977. Upstairs, several rooms form the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum displaying everything from Canaanite pottery to Islamic weaponery and beautifully embroidered local costumes.The huge stables and barracks area at the rear...

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Beiteddine

by oana16

The Palace of Beiteddine makes one of the most popular day trips from Beirut. The road leading up to the palace is beautiful. It leads through the Chouf Mountains and you get great views. The palace was completed in the early 1800s.It was designed by Italian architects and made by local artisans.

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Trip report of 10 days in Lebanon, part 3

by scotsgirl

Day 6 continuedAnother scenic drive through the mountains later, and we made it to the Port View Hotel, which was basic but friendly. We dropped off our things and changed, and headed out to downtown for drinks in one of the outdoor cafes overlooking Place L’Etoile before dinner at a nice downtown Lebanese restaurant. A bottle of wine later, we wandered back to Gemmayzeh, our new neighbourhood, which under the cover of darkness had turned into an extremely cool nightlife district. We found our way to a sweet little bar called Godot, apparently frequented by the arty, intellectual crowd, and had an array of cocktails mixed for us by an enthusiastic barman late into the night. Well, late-ish. While the youth of Beirut prepared to club til dawn, We made our way, past a television show being filmed in the street, to our hotel and fell asleep to the sounds of revellers.Day 7Up bright and...

Trip report of 10 days in Lebanon, part 2

by scotsgirl

Day 4Next morning bright and early found us lugging our suitcases down the hill from posh Achrafiye to less posh but more quirky Gemmayzeh, the neighbourhood of our rather less posh hotel, the Port View Hotel. En route I managed to slip down the hill and twist my ankle. We found the hotel (further along Rue Gouraud than one expects!), dropped off our suitcases into the care of an obliging manager, grabbed some breakfast (accidentally chose a pub that looked like a café on Rue Gouraud) and hopped in a service taxi to the Cola roundabout, transport hub to most places in Lebanon, it seemed. I spent the ride convulsed in silent backseat laughter as poor Mollybolt, in the front seat, was subjected to a barrage of declarations of love and hand kissing from the driver until finally Mollybolt, rather severely, started enquiring after his wife and children...At the Cola roundabout our cry of...

Trip report of 10 days in Lebanon, part 1: Beirut

by scotsgirl

(trip report written by scotsgirl and mollybolt)Day 1Gazing out of the aeroplane window as we approached Beirut International Airport, Mollybolt reading her book with the relaxed expression of one who does not specifically seek out worries, I gazed at the sea below and thought 'my goodness, we're flying so low we're about to land in the sea!' Nobody else seemed overly concerned and then just as our wheels were essentially skimming the waves, a runway appeared out of nowhere, and we landed safely. On to the airport, where we had heard that whether or not British people required a visa or not, or had to pay for it or not, depended on the whim of the day. As we were waved through passport control with a quick stamp of our passports, we lamented the lack of new, fancy visa in our passport, but grabbed our luggage and headed for the taxi ranks. Where we encountered our first experience of...

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Baalbek بعلبك

by MM212

Known as Heliopolis - City of the Sun - in the Graeco-Roman world, Baalbek possesses the most magnificent temple complex ever built by Rome. The town's Acropolis lies dramatically at the edge of the fertile Beqaa Valley and the foothills of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains. During Roman times, Baalbek was a centre of Roman religion, luring many pilgrims by its extravagant temples dedicated to Jupiter, Bacchus, Mercury and Venus. As Christianity later swept the empire, Roman attempts to extinguish paganism resulted in the first of many waves of destruction to befall the temples of Baalbek. The arrival of Islam, earthquakes and many foreign invasions led to further destruction. The Moslems, who restored the city's Semitic name, later turned the Acropolis into a fortified castle and, thus, inadvertently preserved significant sections of the Acropolis. It was not until 1898 that Baalbek regained...

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Palmyra Hotel  Baalbeck

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