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on September 16, 2016

Baalbek: A Special Flavor this Fall.

Baalbek, where can I start? No words are enough to describe your colossal beauty and your historical value. You’ve been carrying centuries of heritage on your shoulders, carrying the weight ...

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on September 7, 2016August 15, 2019

Guita: Bed&Bloom Concept Launched in the Mountains of Akoura, Lebanon.

Nestled in the peaceful mountains of Mejdel Akoura, lives Guita. Recently born and freshly blooming, Guita is the fruit of a deeply-rooted family love for soil and agriculture coupled with ...

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on August 13, 2016

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Mtein: A Proud Village.

How can you not be proud when your village faithfully depicts the heritage and culture of your own country, so well preserved after hundreds of years? I can assure you ...

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on July 28, 2016

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Hammana, Lamartine’s Favorite.

Located in the district of Baabda, 1,200 meters above sea level, Hammana makes a lovely afternoon “balade”. A bouquet of red-tiled houses nestled in green nature and surrounded by a ...

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on July 22, 2016August 15, 2019

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Dar Qadisha: A Beautiful Escape into The Holy Valley.

Wadi Qadisha was another weekend escape in the beautiful Lebanese mountains that made me realize the historical wealth and universal value of our country. One of the deepest and most ...

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on July 6, 2016

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“Our Lady of Mantara”, Maghdouche, on the International Religious Tourism Map.

Eight kilometers southeast of Sidon, lies the town of Maghdouche, which originates from a Syriac word meaning “crop collectors”, and is also another name for "holy" in Seryani and Arameic. ...

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on June 25, 2016August 15, 2019

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Les Terrasses de Abdelli: Mountains, Flowers, and Wine.

What is it in villages, hills, and heights that makes us feel so connected to our roots and the heritage of our country and its people? Is it because we’re ...

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on June 11, 2016

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A Taste of Lebanon’s Silk Legacy at Bsous

My afternoon in the Silk Museum of Bsous was a pure voyage into the mysterious and extraordinary ways of nature and one into a once-upon-a-time prosperous era in Lebanon. Nestled ...

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on May 2, 2016October 17, 2019

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Lebanon joins the Permanent Breakfast movement on its 20th anniversary

Yesterday (May 1st, 2016), I was invited to the second “Permanent Breakfast” event ever held in Beirut, which was organized by my friend Pamela Haydamous on the colorful stairs of ...

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on April 14, 2016August 15, 2019

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Beit Douma, your Serene Getaway in the Mountains of Lebanon.

Nestled in the mountains of North Lebanon circa 1,200 meters above the sea, Douma remains the most truthful representation of authentic Lebanese villages known for their red-tiled roof houses, green ...

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