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Travel information Lebanon - Lebanese Republic

Governorates in Lebanon [ muhafazat ] : Al Biqa', Al Janub, Ash Shamal, Bayrut, Jabal Lubnan

Lebanon is packed with history, archaeology, natural beauty and a handsome population of fun-loving people whose hospitality and warmth extends the length and breadth of the country.

Lebanon borders Israel in the south and Syria in the north and in the east.

Capital City of Lebanon: Beirut / Beyrouth


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Car Rental Lebanon

 Holiday Autos  -   
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station : beirut Airport and Beirut Downtown.

Hotels in Lebanon

 Palm Beach Hotel Beirut ****, Ain El Mraisseh, Beirut
Located in the heart of Beirut, the Palm Beach Hotel enjoys an exceptional view of the Mediterranean Sea and the Lebanese coast, and Mount Lebanon provides a stunning backdrop in the distance. This property boasts rooftop restaurants with the finest cuisine in town. Business travellers can make use of the facilities provided by the well-appointed business centre and conference rooms, while for leisure travellers, it is quite simply the perfect spot.

 

 

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 Beirut Hotels

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Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



 Voyages Jules Verne  -  Great Journeys for the discerning traveler
 Worlds Apart Travel

Incoming Tour Operators 

 Ideal Tour 
Ideal Tour is a Tour Operator in Lebanon composed of a team of experienced professionals committed to sharing with you the beauty of Lebanon and the Middle East.
 Ariane Travel

Travel Guides Lebanon / Travel Essay

 Travel-to-lebanon.com  -  Tourism and travel guide to Lebanon
 Lebanon's struggle for Independence (The Political History of Lebanon, 1920-1950 ; v. 3-4, 1980. ISBN: 0897120213

Transportation / How do I travel to Lebanon

 Beyrouth Airport

  -  Flights to Lebanon
Book cheap flights to Lebanon at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  - Flight tickets Lebanon

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights

 Maps International  -  Maps of Lebanon  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Online Maps of Lebanon [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Department of Tourism in Lebanon  -  Ministere du Toursme

 Lebanese Government  -  Central Office for Administrative Information & Forms
 Presidential Website
 Lebanese Parliament

 Beirut / Beyrouth  -  Capital City of Lebanon
Commercial, banking and financial center of the region

 Beirut  -  Downtownbeirut.com  -  Gateway

 Al Biqa' [ muhafazah ]
 Al Janub
 Ash Shamal
 Bayrut
 Jabal Lubnan

 Aanjar
 Baalbeck
Baalbeck is the site of the most magnificent and best preserved Roman temples in the world.
 Bhamdoun
 Beit ed-dine
 Byblos
 Cèdres
 Echmoun
 Hasbaya
 Jeïta
 Jounieh
 Qadisha
 Sidon
 Tripoli / Trablos
 Zahlé

 Beit Eddine Festival
Every summer during the months of July and August, Beiteddine, a small town in the Chouf region of Lebanon, 45km southeast of Beirut, hosts a Festival featuring some of the world's most talented artists.
 News from Lebanon  -  The Daily Star
The Daily Star on-line edition is the Web's leading source of Lebanese and regional news. 
 Press  -  Ya Libnan  -  specialized source of Lebanese news
 Skiing & Snowboarding in Lebanon  -  Skileb.com
Lebanon has six ski resorts with groomed slopes, catering to skiers and snowboarders of all levels. Beyond the skiable domains await you kilometers of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails waiting to be explored; Lebanon has something for everyone. Each of the ski resorts has a different flavor; however, it is Faraya Mzaar (Kfardebian) that offers world-class infrastructure and facilities for the tourists.
See also the highest web cam in the Middle East overlooking the Cedars forest and showing the slopes in the background.

Cuisine  -  Lebanese Cooking

The Lebanese national dish is the kibbe, a meat pie made from finely minced lamb and bulghur wheat. The national drink is Arak, a strong anise-flavored liquor made from fermented grape juice. It is usually drunk with water and ice, which turns the clear liquid milky-white, and always accompanies food.

Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A Culinary Journey Through Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan  - b y Sonia Uvezian
First-rate cookbook that provides a wide spectrum of authentic and easy-to-follow recipes that make use of healthful and readily available ingredients. Both the narrative and illustrations are fascinating, and there are also some wonderful menu suggestions.
Simply Lebanese -  Ina'am Atalla
Ina'am Atalla introduces us to the exotic flavours and colours of Lebanese cuisine using an abundance of wholesome ingredients, combined with fresh herbs and subtle spices, to make delicious and healthy dishes. This book is the product of her wealth of experience and her desire to dispel the complexities and mysteries surrounding Middle Eastern cookery by using simple techniques and easily available ingredients. With her obvious enthusiasm, the author inspires the reader to attempt a variety of easy-to-follow recipes, from the simplest soup to the more complicated main course, and from traditional recipes such as tabbouleh and kibbeh to the more unusual and creative variations that have been developed by her for the menu at her restaurant. Your level of experience is immaterial: supplemented by beautiful colour photography, Ina'am's anecdotes and tips for the cook create the illusion that this is a personal cookery lesson between author and reader, while the book as a whole remains simply a pleasure to read.
Hardcover 240 pages (January 1, 2004); Publisher: Garnet Publishing Ltd.; Language: English; ISBN: 1859641350
Flavours of the Levant Home Cooking from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey 
Nada Saleh
A selection of recipes from Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, an area known as the Levant. Each section in the book introduces one of the regions, followed by instructions for starters, main courses and desserts. It is full of healthy-eating ideas and recipes for favourite Middle-Eastern dishes.
Hardcover 288 pages (May 10, 2002); Publisher: Robson Books Ltd.; Language: English
ISBN: 1861054467 
 Culinair  -  arab recipes

History of Lebanon

Independent on November 22, 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)

 Lebanon's History  -  Wikipedia
Ancient roots of Lebanon, 19th Century [ The rise and fall of Emir Bashir II, Sectarian conflict: European Powers begin to intervene, Rising prosperity and peace ], League of Nations Mandate, Independence, Regional Conflict, Lebanese Civil War: 1975–1990 [ Initial outbreak, 1975-6 / Syrian intervention, PLO and Israeli conflict / Israeli intervention 1976–82, Israeli invasion and international intervention: 1982–84, Worsening conflict and political crisis: 1985–89, End of the Civil War: 1989–91], Postwar reconstruction: 1992 to Present [ Continued Syrian military presence, 2004 Amendments to the Constitution, Assassination of Hariri in 2005, Withdrawal of Syrian troops

 National Museum

Music, Culture & Entertainment

 Culture of Lebanon

 Aramusic.com  -  Arabian music
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (Oxford Story Collections) 
Rosamund Fowler (Illustrator)
An original version of the "Arabian Nights" stories from award-winning author Geraldine McCaughrean. In order to delay her inevitable execution, Queen Shaharazad tells her murdering husband, King Shahryar, a wonderfully exciting story every night. The King is used to a new wife every day, only to put her to death the following day, but finds himself so intrigued in the magical stories Shaharazad tells, he can't bring himself to kill her. Night after night she tells her wonderful stories until the King starts to realize that he won't be able to live without them.
Paperback 288 pages (July 15, 1999); Publisher: Oxford University Press; Language: English; ISBN: 0192750135

Web Portals / Search engines / Directories

 1stlebanon.net 
 Lebanon On-Line Resources
 BBC  -  Who's Who in Lebanon
Lebanon has seen a growing division between opponents of Syria's influence over its affairs and those who still see Syria as a valued ally.
The BBC News website profiles the most prominent figures on each side

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