North Lebanon and Akkar Travel Guide

Explore Tripoli Tripoli’s medina trades in sweets, soaps and samkeh; the Citadel overlooks fish markets, labyrinthine souks, traditional hammams and pastry shops that keep people lingering. Explore Batroun A Mediterranean town of stone arches and narrow alleys, Batroun draws seafood markets, seaside cafes and a coastline with Roman and Phoenician ruins; nightlife clusters by the old port and local wineries ring the hills inland. Explore Bsharri High in the Lebanese cedar zone, Bsharri sits above the Qadisha Valley, home to ancient monasteries and chestnut orchards; readers visit Gibran’s house-museum, hikers follow gorge trails and chairlifts climb toward snowy peaks. Explore Halba Halba anchors Akkar’s plain with a busy market and olive groves nearby. Explore Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli Rachid Karami International Fair in Tripoli comprises modernist pavilions designed by Oscar Niemeyer in the 1960s, later damaged during conflict. Explore Kadisha Valley A steep gorge in northern Lebanon carved by the Kadisha (Qadisha) River, notable for early Christian monastic sites perched on cliffs; hikers and pilgrims visit monasteries, narrow trails and remote mountain settlements. Explore Qurnat as Sawda' Qurnat as Sawda’ is Lebanon’s highest summit in the Mount Lebanon range, rising over 3,000 metres. Explore Amioun Amioun sits among olive groves and limestone hills, where Byzantine churches and stone houses mark centuries of settlement; visitors come for village festivals, strong olive oil and mountain views over the Koura plain.