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Anfeh rock cut moat

The Enfeh peninsula was once a mighty fortress area, the Crusader castle of Nephin (enfeh), fief of the Counts of Tripoli. The Crusader Lords of Nephin, triply ... Read More...

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Hadath El Jebbeh Auberge

Hadath el Jebbeh Auberge is a charming traditional Lebanese house turned hostel. With its spacious common hall, the Auberge has a capacity of 16 beds ( 8 rooms ... Read More...

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Zahlan grotto, Dennieh

This cave is set in strata of calcium and dolomites and belongs to the late Jurassic epoch. The cave was formed in two main periods. During the first... Read More...

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Hammam Ezzedine, Tripoli

"Cleanliness is next to godliness" appears to have been an adage dear to the heart of Emir Izzedin Aibek (1293 -1298). For barely four years after the city of T... Read More...

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Remain of Saint Barbara church, Barghoun

Barghoun is a small village in Koura district near Anfeh. In an olive grove at the northern edge of Barghoun village lie the remains of a 12th-14th century... Read More...

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Triumphal arch of Tyre

The Triumphal Arch of Tyre is one of the city's most impressive archaeological relics. The arch stands over a long avenue which has a necropolis on either side ... Read More...

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Jerash, a Rome away from Rome

Jerash lies on a plain surrounded by hilly wooded areas and fertile basins. Conquered by General Pompey in 63 BC, it came under Roman rule and was one of the te... Read More...

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Roman temple of Bziza

Koura, a prefecture of North Lebanon, is also a region rich in Roman remains. Bziza is eighty-five kilometers (a little over fifty miles) from Beirut and lies a... Read More...

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Qasr Naous, 2 Roman Temples in Ain Aakrine

Qasr Naous is the vestige of two Roman Temples situated on a hilltop, some 600 meters above the sea in the village of Ain Aakrine, Koura. The first... Read More...

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Rachana, an open air museum for Basbous sculpture

In Aramaic, Rachana means « Me, the Head ». Bordered by the sea to the West, the famous castle of Smar Jbeil to the East and the Madfoun River to the South. T... Read More...

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