Save time, and combine the natural beauty and History in one day tour from Beirut. Enjoy the green sceneries on your way to Bcharre through the Holy Valley of Qadisha with a short stop at Kozhaya Monastery. Visit the Cedars of God forest, take some pictures, and head after to Baalback. After lunch, Visit Baalbek, one of the most celebrated sanctuaries of the ancient world and home to the complex which includes two of the largest and grandest Roman temple ever built.
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Qadisha valley is one of the most important settlement sites of the first Christian monasteries in the world, and its monasteries, many of which of great age, are set in an extraordinarily rugged landscape. The Qadisha Valley comprises all the caves, monasteries and cultivated terraces that are associated with the activities from a very early phase of Christianity.
Bcharre is the town of the only remaining and preserved original Cedars of God, and is the birthplace of the famous poet, painter and sculptor Khalil Jubran who now has a museum in the town to honor him. Moreover, Bcharre is home to the oldest skiing area, the Cedars Ski Resort and to Lebanon’s first ski lift, built in 1953. Bcharre is sometimes called "the city of churches" as it houses some 37 churches.
The Forest of the Cedars of God with its 375 trees, is the last remains of antique forests and one of the rare sites where the Cedars still grows. It was highly prized in ancient times and was one of the most valued construction materials of great religious buildings and cited 103 times in the Bible. The Cedar is the symbol of the country, its pride, and features prominently on the Lebanese flag.
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