Touristic Places

Lebanon's centered position in the antician world gives it tremendous value and provides loads of tourist sites and attractions.

Old ruins can be found over all the Lebanese territory, some already uncovered while others still hidden due to the lack of funding for extracting them.

Lebanon has been the crossroad of many civilizations; the traces of which can still be seen today. Its countryside is a place of rocks, cedar trees and magnificent ruins that look down from the mountains to the sea.

Excavations have unearthed layers of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Arab and Ottoman civilizations.

The first historical reference to Beirut dates from the 14th century BC, when it is mentioned in the cuneiform tablets of the”Amarana letters”. Ammunira of Biruta (Beirut) sent 3 letters to the pharaoh of Egypt. Biruta is also referenced in the letters from Rib-Hadda of Byblos.

Lebanon (Arabic: لبنان Lubnān)

Officially the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية اللبنانية), is a small, largely mountainous country in the Middle East, located at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. The flag of Lebanon features a cedar in green against a white backdrop, bounded by two horizontal red stripes along the top and bottom. A combination of beautiful climate, many historic landmarks and World Heritage Sites continues to attract large numbers of tourists to Lebanon annually.

Location

Lebanon is at the meeting point of three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa. Lebanon has been the crossroad of many civilizations; the traces of which can still be seen today. Its countryside is a place of rocks, cedar trees and magnificent ruins that look down from the mountains to the sea.

Climate

Lebanon enjoys an essential four season Mediterranean climate with rainy winters, moderate springs, warm summers and regular autumns, with an average of 300 sunny days a year.

The winter is mild on the coast and snowy in the mountains and the summer is hot on the coast but cooler in the mountains. Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East that doesn’t have a desert.

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