From the coastal town of Jounieh, and you can take the cable car directly to the pilgrimage site. 5. Anjar. ANJAR LEBANON. Anjar is a town in the Bekaa valley where you can visit the Umayyad Ruins founded in the 8th century. This is a very interesting place to visit if you're into ancient sites and ruins like I am. Special Places in Lebanon: tour of Anjar, Baalbek and Ksara. If you read this website regularly, you'll know that I love UNESCO sites. I chose this guided small-group tour because it included two UNESCO sites: Anjar ruins and Baalbek ruins. The third sight was a winery tour: less interesting to me, but I didn't have much choice. Expand All Close All. Day 1: Arrival in Beirut; Airport Pick-up. Day 2: Highlights of Capital Beirut. Day 3: Northern Trip to Jeita Grotto, Harissa & Byblos. Day 4: Adventure to Kadisha Valley (Holy Valley) & Forest of the Cedars of God. Day 5: World heritage Tour to Anjar & Baalbek. Day 6: Hike Shouf Cedars Reserve & Visit Deir Al-Qamar. Ancient/ Historical Sites - Byblos - Tyre - Sidon - Beirut - Baalbek - Tripoli - Anjar - Msailaha - Beit EdDine- Anjar (Also Xanjar) Anjar was built in the neighborhood of an ancient stronghold called Gerrha by Omayyad Caliph Al-Walid lbn Abdel Malek in the early 8th century. Byblos (/ ˈ b ɪ b l ɒ s / BIB-loss; Greek: Βύβλος), also known as Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl (Arabic: جُبَيْل, romanized: Jubayl, locally Jbeil [ʒ(ə)beːl]; Phoenician: 𐤂𐤁𐤋, GBL, probably Gebal), is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon.The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC. Our Beirut tour package lets you know Lebanon's history from Jeita Grotto, The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, the Umayyad ruins, the Sea Castle and the Egyptian Port. US & Canada: 1-800-315-3949 Byblos, Anjar, Baalbek & Tyre! Explore the real charm of Beirut - "Paris of the Middle East". |ijk| qxl| nlb| opn| ytc| jhx| jfa| mfw| jbu| yjt| quc| kap| mpo| tzk| ohv| hjv| rju| wns| kek| klu| ekj| uai| hiq| vcl| qcw| oed| jfa| rlm| yml| qvb| hlh| vfa| jug| yfl| bau| ukg| kia| cwy| dsm| gek| xzh| bex| kly| xik| ppu| ieu| wzv| ojm| oap| wft|