Discover Lebanon
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Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine, Harissa
Iconic 15-tonne bronze Madonna crowning the hill above Jounieh Bay.
Al Shouf Cedar Reserve - Barouk Cedar Forest
Lebanon's largest cedar forest: 400+ hectares of ancient trees and easy-to-moderate mountain trails.
Byblos International Festival
Legendary summer concerts on a seafront stage at the foot of the Crusader castle.
Beiteddine Art Festival
Lebanon's landmark summer festival of music, opera and dance in a candlelit palace courtyard.
Beiteddine Palace
A 200-year-old emir's palace of carved arcades, mosaics and hammams above the Chouf valleys.
Em Sherif Restaurant
Opulent Lebanese fine dining with endless mezze and nightly live tarab music.
Cedars of God (Arz el Rab)
Ancient UNESCO cedar forest above Bcharre, some trees over a thousand years old.
Deir el Qamar Historic Village
A honey-stone 16th-18th-century town, once Lebanon's capital, with palaces, a mosque and old souk.
IXSIR Winery
Award-winning underground winery near Batroun with tours, tastings and hilltop lunch.
Jeita Grotto
Two vast limestone caverns: walk the upper galleries, glide the underground lake by boat.
Byblos Citadel & Crusader Castle
12th-century Crusader fortress crowning a UNESCO Phoenician ruin field by the sea.
Château Ksara - Winery Tour & Tasting
Lebanon's oldest winery: Roman caves, cellars and tutored tastings near Zahle.
Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum
Poet-painter Gibran's tomb and 440 artworks in a hillside former monastery.
Sursock Museum
White Ottoman-Venetian mansion turned free modern-art museum in Achrafieh.
Qalaat Faqra Roman Ruins
Mount Lebanon's largest Roman site, temples and the Claudius Tower at 1,500 m
Al Sultan Brahim
Landmark seafood house on the water below Casino du Liban.
CLAP Beirut
Downtown rooftop for contemporary Japanese sushi, cocktails and skyline sunsets.
Château Kefraya - Estate Tour & Tasting
Panoramic West Bekaa vineyards, cellar tour and tastings at Dionysos.
Casino Mhanna
Riverside mezze and arak on the Berdawni, a family institution since the 1880s.
Téléphérique de Jounieh
Nine-minute cable-car glide over Jounieh Bay up to Harissa.
Mzaar Faraya Summer Adventures
Zipline, ATV and alpine hikes across Lebanon's highest ski resort in summer
Chez Maguy
Legendary homey seafood spot where the owner catches the fish herself, over the water.
Byblos Fishing Club (Pepe Abed)
Legendary harbourside seafood haunt of 1960s stars, still grilling the day's fresh fish.
Baalbek Roman Ruins (Acropolis)
Colossal Roman temple complex, the mighty acropolis of ancient Heliopolis.
Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek
The world's best-preserved grand Roman temple, wrapped in carved vines and gods.
Aegis Festival 2026 - Of This Land
Three-day open-air electronic music festival in the hills above Batroun, 10-12 July.
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
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
Anjar Umayyad City
A rare 8th-century Umayyad city of arcades and palaces in the Bekaa.
Al-Mina Archaeological Site
Seaside Roman-Byzantine city: mosaic streets, colonnades, baths and a submerged harbour
Afqa Grotto & Waterfall
The source of the Adonis River bursts from a giant cliff cave at 1,200 m.
Tyre Public Sandy Beach & Coast Nature Reserve
Lebanon's longest sandy beach, a Ramsar reserve where sea turtles still nest
B018
Bernard Khoury's legendary underground bunker club returns to Karantina in 2026.
MIM Mineral Museum
World-class private mineral trove plus a real pterodactyl fossil, a hit with kids.
Adonis Valley (Nahr Ibrahim)
A mythic river gorge of waterfalls, natural pools and cliff-perched villages.
Domaine des Tourelles
Lebanon's oldest wine house (1868) in Chtaura, famed for Arak Brun.
National Museum of Beirut
Lebanon's flagship archaeology museum, from Phoenician sarcophagi to gilded mummies.
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
UNESCO reserve of oak forest, endemic peonies and ancient Roman stairs above the sea.
Byblos Old Harbour
One of the world's oldest ports, a tiny stone harbour glowing gold at sunset.
Monastery of Saint Anthony of Qozhaya
Ancient cliffside monastery that held the Middle East's first printing press.
Hilmi's House of Lemonade
Fourth-generation lemonade house, since 1888, with 13 flavours and a tiny museum.
Batroun Mountains Winery
Family-run organic winery with vineyards from 400 to 1500 m across Batroun's hills.
Saleh Barakat Gallery
Leading Lebanese art gallery inside a converted Clemenceau cinema.
Colonel Beer Brewery & Brewpub
Pioneering seafront craft brewery and brewpub with a beer garden and live music.
Byblos Old Souk
Ottoman-era lanes of craft shops, fossils and shaded cafés beside the ancient ruins.
Our Lady of Zahle (Saydet el Talle)
54m marble tower and bronze Madonna crowning a hill over the red-roofed city.
Al Shouf Cedar Reserve - Ain Zhalta-Bmohray Cedar Forest
The reserve's northern cedar forest with gentle family trails and a shaded picnic-and-camp meadow.
Butler's Beach Club at Capo
Cycladic-white beach club at Capo hotel with Peruvian-Japanese plates and sunset DJs.
Ferdinand
Warm, laid-back Hamra cocktail bar loved by artists, students and regulars.
Deir Mar Lishaa (Saint Elisha Monastery)
A monastery built into the cliff face, cradle of the Lebanese Maronite Order.
Church of St John-Marc
Romanesque Crusader cathedral begun in 1115, still serving Byblos after 900 years.
Sfeir-Semler Gallery
Blue-chip contemporary-art gallery in a soaring Karantina warehouse space.
Château Ksara
Lebanon's oldest winery, with 2 km of Roman caves beneath the Bekaa vines.
Jounieh Old Souk
Arcaded stone lanes by the sea, alive with cafés, shops and pedestrian nights.
Tavolina
Beloved Mar Mikhael trattoria for wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta and truffle.
Orchid Beach Resort & Lounge, Batroun
Adults-only seaside lounge with floating Jacuzzis, an infinity pool and boat access.
T-Marbouta
Cosy Hamra café-restaurant for authentic mezze, arak and cultural evenings.
Zahle City & the Berdawni Promenade
The 'City of Wine and Poetry': red-roofed lanes and a shaded riverside walk.
Iris Beirut
Glamorous seafront rooftop lounge with cocktails, DJs and open-air city views.
Phoenician Sea Wall & Natural Pools
Free 225 m Phoenician sandstone sea wall with natural tidal pools by the old town.
Casino du Liban
Historic 1959 casino with gaming floor, cabaret shows and restaurants.
SKYBAR Beirut
Beirut's iconic waterfront rooftop club, famed for its 60-metre bar and views.
Casino Arabi
Long-running Berdawni riverside spot for generous mezze, grills and arak.
Jounieh International Festival
Jounieh Bay's summer festival of concerts and open-air nights.
Qadisha Grotto (Kadisha Cave)
A colourful stalactite cave at the source of the Qadisha River, a short walk from the Cedars.
Temple of Astarte at Afqa
Roman-era sanctuary of Venus and Adonis beside the sacred spring.
Lamedina Beach Club & Resort
Private white-sand beach, pier loungers and pools on Jounieh Bay.
Marie Baz Wax Museum
Over 40 wax figures retell 500 years of Lebanese history inside a Deir el Qamar palace.
Bab El Mina
Waterfront Lebanese-seafood table overlooking the historic Byblos port.
Rikky'z
The Middle East's biggest wooden chalet, mountain dining and sunset parties at 1,700 m
Makhlouf Sur Mer
Relaxed seaside terrace for Lebanese grills, mezze and narguilé.
Le Montagnou
Alpine chalet dining and a trendy pool club in the Kfardebian mountains
Byblos Wax Museum
125 wax figures re-enacting Lebanese village life and legends since 1970.
Baalbeck International Festival
Lebanon's legendary festival of music and opera among the Roman temples.
Qadisha Valley Hike (Holy Valley)
Descend the UNESCO Holy Valley past cliff-hugging monasteries and rock hermitages.
Tyre Christian Quarter & Old Fishing Port
Cobbled lanes, blue-shuttered houses and fishing boats around a photogenic harbour
Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek
Six surviving giant columns of what was Rome's largest temple.
Al Shouf Cedar Reserve - Maasser el Shouf Cedar Forest
The reserve's oldest cedar grove above a 'zero-pollution' village, on a scenic heritage trail.
Jannet Yahchouch Hike & Swim
Descend the Adonis gorge to waterfalls, tunnels and a clear river swim.
Lebanon Mountain Trail, Faraya to Kfardebian (Section 13)
A challenging 13 km alpine trek past the natural bridge and Faqra Roman ruins
Stone of the Pregnant Woman (Hajar al-Hibla)
A 1,000-ton Roman megalith left in the quarry, one of the largest ever carved.
Nabaa el Laban Waterfall
An easy 20-minute family walk to a hidden Faraya-Kfardebian waterfall
Niha Roman Temples
Twin 1st-3rd century Roman temples in a canyon village north of Zahle.
Ras El Ain Phoenician Springs
Ancient artesian wells in stone reservoirs that have watered Tyre since Phoenician times
Le Phenicien
Bustling harbourfront seafood house on Tyre's old fishing port