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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
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
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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Assi water fallsnot very far from Beirut!but isn't it one of the best views on this Earth!also don't wanna mention the +Ions which cover this place and which have the healing quality for human Body!
You can go to Ko Tao althought you're not a diver !Choose Tanote bay. The see there is an aquarium. You will see thousand of colorfull fishes just next the beach. If you have some bread, they will eat in your hand. Great for children.
Don't miss the museum when you visit the ruins of Baalbek. The museum is close to the entrance to the ruins, in front of the parking area.At the museum there is an exebiton of many of the artefacts from ancient Baalbek, a display of the techniques used when building the temple and photos taken hundred years ago.
Driving north from Beirut you will arrrive in Jounieh after 20 km. It can be difficult to see where Beirut ends and when you come to Kaslik and Jounieh. There is a lot of buildings along the coast north of Beirut.In Jounieh there are a lot of resorts, restaurants and nightclubs. There is no public beach so if you want to go swimming you have to pay at one of the resorts. The swimming is usually done from a concret pier. Other things to do in Jounieh is to take the Téléphérique up to Harrisa or visit the Casino du Liban.
Sour is an old town about 80 km south of Beyrouth. The small harbour is picturesque with small fishingboats and a few cafés. Nearby there is a small souq.In Sour there are several archaeological sites. Al-Mina lies beautiful by the sea with a colonaded road. At al-Bass you will find the best preserved Roman hippodrome in the world (it's 480 m long).Admission is 5000 LL to both sites.To go to Sour from Beyrouth you take a bus from Cola station to Saida. In Saida you change buses. They are frequent and the price depends on the kind of bus. Beyrouth - Saida costs between 750 LL and 1500 LL, the same for Saida - Sour.
Jbeil is the modern name of the ancient Byblos. This place has been inhabited for about the last 7000 years. Byblos is a small picturesque town where you find small streets with souvenire shops, an archeological site, a small harbour and a public beach (south of the town).The entrancefee to the archeological site is 6000 LL. Here there is a Crusader Castle, an Ottoman House and several ancient ruins of temples and an Roman theatre. The site lies beautifully by the see.At the harbour you find fishingboats, touristboats and some cafés/restaurants. One of the restaurants is Byblos Fishing Club (Pepe's) which before the war used to be one of the most fashionable restaurants in the ME. From the harbour the Phonicians shiped cedertree to other parts of the world.South of Byblos there are the public beaches Tam-Tam and Paradise.To go to Byblos you can take any bus from Charles Helou Station,...
The cedars of Lebanon are mentioned already in the Old Testament. By that time ceder forests covered big areas of the mountain slopes.At The Cedars today, only a small grove of cedars are left. They are now well protected with a fence around the area and walking paths for the tourists. Some of the trees are over 1000 year. There is no special entrance fee, but you will be asked to contribute to the maintenance of "The Forest of Gods Cedar", starting at 1000 LL.In Bcharré I tried to find a service taxi to The Cedars. Coudn't find one so I paid 8000 LL for a taxi. If you want to walk back take the road past the Qadisha Grotto. Bring sunprotection and a lot of water as the sun is hot. The view is fantastic! There is not many cars going this way so if you want to have a lift you should take the other road.
Dier Al-Qamar is a small picturesque town on the way between Damour and BeitEdDine. Around the square are several old buildings; a mosque, a khan and the palace of Fakhreddine (now holding a waxmuseum). After visiting BeitEdDine I walked to Dier al-Qamar. It was a nice walk of about 6 km.To get to Dier al-Qamar: Bus from Cola station in Beyrouth to Damour 750-1000 LL (June 2002), service taxi from Damour 2000LL.
The Hammam (bathhouse) at the palace of BeitEdDine. This is a beautiful Hammam with very nice marble decoration.To go to BeitEdDine: Take a bus from Cola station in Beirut to Damour and from there a service taxi.
At Harissa there is a big white statue of the Virgin of Lebanon and some churches. There is also a restaurant. From here there is a good view over the Jounieh Bay. You can take the Téléphérique (cable car) from Jounieh to Harissa. It is quite scary as the cabins are small (for four persons) and the ascent very steep.Returnticket with the Tél´phérique is 7500 LL (in June 2002).
InterContinental Hotels IC PHOENICIA BEIRUT Beirut
5 Reviews and 99 Opinions Beirut
Palmyra Hotel Baalbeck
4 Reviews and 22 Opinions Charl digol..had been there....that's enough..for me Old lebanese hotel..you want to go back in...
Quality Inn Tripoli Tripoli
1 Review and 15 Opinions There is not much choice of good quality hotels in Tripoli, so the Quality Inn it had to be. It was...
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