Monastery of Our Lady of Hamatoura
Cliff-clinging monastery reached by a steep hike
Al Shouf Cedar Reserve - Barouk Cedar Forest
Lebanon's largest cedar forest: 400+ hectares of ancient trees and easy-to-moderate mountain trails.
Chaghour Hammana Waterfall
A 120 m spring waterfall tumbling through the Hima Hammana reserve, roaring at the snowmelt.
Deir Mar Youhanna & the First Arabic Printing Press, Khenchara
The Metn monastery that ran the Middle East's first Arabic-script printing press, with a museum of old presses.
Cedars of God (Arz el Rab)
Ancient UNESCO cedar forest above Bcharre, some trees over a thousand years old.
Baatara Gorge Waterfall (Balaa Sinkhole)
A 255 m waterfall plunging through three natural stone bridges into a limestone chasm.
Al-Bass Archaeological Site & Roman Hippodrome
One of the world's largest Roman hippodromes, plus a UNESCO necropolis and triumphal arch
Beiteddine Palace
A 200-year-old emir's palace of carved arcades, mosaics and hammams above the Chouf valleys.
Deir el Qamar Historic Village
A honey-stone 16th-18th-century town, once Lebanon's capital, with palaces, a mosque and old souk.
Chouwen Lake Hike
Forest trail plunging to an emerald pool in the wild Adonis River canyon.
Jisr el Hajar, Faqra Natural Bridge
A 38 m natural limestone arch at 1,600 m, with a waterfall at snowmelt
Deir el Qalaa Roman Temple & Monastery
Roman temple ruins beside an 18th-century Maronite monastery, high above Beirut.