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Travel to Lebanon

Lebanons diverse patchwork of Mediterranean-lapped coast, rugged alpine peaks and green, fertile valleys is packed into a parcel of land some 225km (140 miles) long and 46km (29 miles) wide.

Once known as the Paris of the East, Beirut commands a magnificent position, thrust into the Mediterranean. Behind the city are towering mountains, visible when the traffic haze settles down. The Corniche seafront boasts beaches, restaurants, theatres and a dazzling variety of shops and restaurants.

Beirut suffered greatly from Lebanons 16-year civil war, but following an impressive and ongoing process of reconstruction, the city was poised to become one of the most popular tourist and business destinations in the Middle East before the Israeli attacks of 2006.

Outside of the capital, several UNESCO World Heritage Sites await, many of which reflect the countrys various ancient civilizations. Phoenician tombs, Roman temples, Crusader castles and Mamlouk mosques can be found in the cities and ruins of Baalbeck, Byblos and Tyre. The town of Aanjar in the Bekaa Valley contains an Umayyad site from the 8th century - a unique historical example of a commercial centre that was inland. Within the mountainous interior of the Kadisha Valley, ancient monasteries and churches can be seen, including a chapel built into the rock face.

Lebanon Public holiday

07/12 Islamic New Year
16/12 Ashoura
25/12 Christmas Day
01/01 New Year's Day
06/01 Orthodox Armenian Christmas
09/02 Feast of St Maroun
15/02 Mawlid al-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)
22/04 Good Friday
24/04 Orthodox Easter
24/04 Easter Sunday
01/05 Labour Day
06/05 Martyrs' Day
25/05 Resistance and Liberation Day
15/08 Assumption of the Virgin
30/08 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
01/11 All Saints' Day
06/11 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
22/11 Independence Day
26/11 Islamic New Year
05/12 Ashoura
25/12 Christmas Day
01/01 New Year's Day
06/01 Orthodox Armenian Christmas
04/02 Mawlid al-Nabi (Prophet's Birthday)
09/02 Feast of St Maroun
06/04 Good Friday
08/04 Easter Sunday
15/04 Orthodox Easter
01/05 Labour Day
06/05 Martyrs' Day
25/05 Resistance and Liberation Day
15/08 Assumption of the Virgin
19/08 Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
26/10 Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
01/11 All Saints' Day
15/11 Islamic New Year
22/11 Independence Day
24/11 Ashoura
25/12 Christmas Day

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Lebanon Airport Guides

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