If you haven’t visited Khenchara yet, you have, in my opinion, missed out on one of Lebanon’s most charming villages. Nestled in the Metn mountains at an altitude of around 1,100m, the Lebanese village promises pine trees, fresh air, beautiful nature walks, history and culture, but also deeply-rooted traditions of arak and wine making. The […]
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7 Reasons to Visit Sept Winery this Summer
It’s hot and the beach is too mainstream for you on a summer weekend? It’s probably time for a different kind of relaxing getaway. What you need is awaiting you in the mountains of Batroun where a new winery has opened its doors to welcome you in its small haven of greenery overlooking gorgeous landscape […]
Serene Hike in the Heights of Batroun
Looking for a hiking trail that: Makes a pleasant nature escape without leaving your muscles soar for days? Is quiet and serene, i.e. you would only hear the sound of birds chirping? Has not been invaded, abused, and on everyone’s instagram feed yet? I have the perfect trail for you this fall. Where? In the beautiful region […]
Droub El Khenchara
Although the term “ecotourism” was launched in the 1980s, the concept was applied by villages in Lebanon before that. Like the village of Khenchara Al-Jwar, which used to welcome in the nineteenth century visitors seeking recovery in its mountainous climate and its fresh water renowned for its healing effect. Ecotourism began developing in the village […]
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 a great love for sharing the beauty and richness of this land with everyone. That’s how, from a summer house to a full-fledged guesthouse, Guita […]
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 valley, the typical Lebanese village calls for a journey to an era that was praised, if not by too many, by French novelist and poet […]
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 closer to the sky and the sun, closer to where nature still flourishes freely and happily and where the soil still gives generously? Perhaps it’s […]