#mountains Archives - Notes of a Traveler

on February 7, 2019May 28, 2019

6 Reasons Why Khenchara is one of Lebanon’s Most Beautiful Villages

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 ...

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on June 9, 2018August 15, 2019

Lebanon Rural & Outdoor Escapes

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 ...

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on November 9, 2017October 17, 2019

Lebanon Rural & Outdoor Escapes

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? ...

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on August 8, 2017May 28, 2019

Lebanon Rural & Outdoor Escapes

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 ...

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on September 7, 2016August 15, 2019

Guesthouses Jbeil Lebanon

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 July 28, 2016

Lebanon Rural & Outdoor Escapes

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 June 25, 2016August 15, 2019

Batroun Guesthouses Lebanon Rural & Outdoor Escapes

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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