Promoting Tourism in Lebanon

Like every true Lebanese who loves his country and try toughout his expertise and work to  help, we are trying no only to promote tourism by introducing this website but also help foreign lebanese see the prospects and the beauty of their country either thoughout the map or the valueable information and pictures presented.

What are your first thoughts when you hear the word "Lebanon"? War? Massacre? Bombs? Instability?  The reality is different though.  Lebanon is actually a very quiet and safe country to travel to.  The crime rate is very low and the people are very helpful.

You can visit Lebanon all year long, but the best time of year for a visit is spring (March to May) when the weather is mild and wildflowers are in bloom. If your timing is just right, you may be able to live the Lebanese cliché and, at the end of the snow season, ski in the mountains in the morning and swim on the coast in the afternoon. If you can't make the spring, aim for autumn (September to November), between the intense heat of summer and the cloud of winter.

After years of unrest, Lebanon is regaining its former reputation as «The Switzerland of the Middle East». Its mountains and its scenic beauty were almost untouched. Lebanon was visited by nearly one million visitors during 2000, 1.4 million during 2002, and the number is expected to grow a lot within the next five years.

One who visits Lebanon is fascinated by the 7,000 year old little country. The weather is always moderate, the prices are very reasonable and, most of all the people are friendly.

In winter, the high peaks are covered with snow and in summer the limestone slopes glimmer white in the distance. Two rocky ranges traverse Lebanon parallel to the seacoast, separated by the high plateau of the Bekaa Valley. Its countryside is a place of rocks, cedar trees and magnificent ruins that look down from the mountains to the sea.