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• Visit the spectacular Jeita caverns, around 20km (13 miles) north of Beirut. On two levels, the lower gallery includes an underground waterway which can be visited by boat.
• Shop at the old souks (covered markets) in Tripoli, a town famous for its sweets and traditional olive oil-based soap.
• Enjoy delicious Lebanese food in the port area of Al Mina, where many seafood restaurants and fish markets can be found.
• Go scuba-diving and snorkelling in the waters near the ancient city of Tyre. Divers can explore some interesting underwater archaelogical ruins.
• Try out the watersports on offer, which include waterskiing and sailing. Swimming is also popular and many beaches have freshwater pools provided to supplement the sea.
• Ski amidst a Mediterranean backdrop in Lebanon's many mountain resorts, such as Bakish, The Cedars, Faqra, Faraya, Laklouk and Zarour, which offer excellent accommodation and facilities (website: www.skileb.com). Whilst there, explore these mountains and gorges. They present excellent terrain for hiking.
• Visit the Gibran Museum in Besharre (website: www.kahlil.org/museum). Best known as the birthplace of the famous Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran, author of The Prophet, the town is also a gateway to the Kadisha Valley, a mountainous region famous for its many cedar trees.
• Enjoy vibrant downtown Beirut (website: www.downtownbeirut.com), expensively refurbished following the civil war. The many arches and sidewalk cafes of Maarad Street lead into Place de l'Etoile, which has a 1930s art-deco clock tower. The Lebanese parliament, another example of Lebanese art-deco architecture, is nearby.
• Discover the archaeological sites of Tyre (website: http://tyros.leb.net/tyre). Area one contains ruins of the large district of civic buildings, public baths and mosaic streets, whilst area two has an extensive network of Romano-Byzantine roads. Area three contains one of the largest Roman hippodromes ever found.
• Visit the courtyard and state rooms of Beiteddine, in the Chouf Mountains, which is the site of the palace built by the Amir Basheer in the 19th century.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Shop at the old souks (covered markets) in Tripoli, a town famous for its sweets and traditional olive oil-based soap.
• Enjoy delicious Lebanese food in the port area of Al Mina, where many seafood restaurants and fish markets can be found.
• Go scuba-diving and snorkelling in the waters near the ancient city of Tyre. Divers can explore some interesting underwater archaelogical ruins.
• Try out the watersports on offer, which include waterskiing and sailing. Swimming is also popular and many beaches have freshwater pools provided to supplement the sea.
• Ski amidst a Mediterranean backdrop in Lebanon's many mountain resorts, such as Bakish, The Cedars, Faqra, Faraya, Laklouk and Zarour, which offer excellent accommodation and facilities (website: www.skileb.com). Whilst there, explore these mountains and gorges. They present excellent terrain for hiking.
• Visit the Gibran Museum in Besharre (website: www.kahlil.org/museum). Best known as the birthplace of the famous Lebanese poet Khalil Gibran, author of The Prophet, the town is also a gateway to the Kadisha Valley, a mountainous region famous for its many cedar trees.
• Enjoy vibrant downtown Beirut (website: www.downtownbeirut.com), expensively refurbished following the civil war. The many arches and sidewalk cafes of Maarad Street lead into Place de l'Etoile, which has a 1930s art-deco clock tower. The Lebanese parliament, another example of Lebanese art-deco architecture, is nearby.
• Discover the archaeological sites of Tyre (website: http://tyros.leb.net/tyre). Area one contains ruins of the large district of civic buildings, public baths and mosaic streets, whilst area two has an extensive network of Romano-Byzantine roads. Area three contains one of the largest Roman hippodromes ever found.
• Visit the courtyard and state rooms of Beiteddine, in the Chouf Mountains, which is the site of the palace built by the Amir Basheer in the 19th century.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.