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Lebanon.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Bsharri, Lebanon
Silver

Bsharri

Lebanon

Bsharri, high in the mountains of northern Lebanon on the edge of the Qadisha Valley, is the birthplace of the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibra…

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Tripoli, Lebanon
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Tripoli

Lebanon

Lebanon's second-largest city and its northernmost seaport, Tripoli sits on the eastern Mediterranean with a walkable centre dense with cafés and Mamluk arch…

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Zahle, Lebanon
Gold
Wine country

Zahle

Lebanon

Known across Lebanon as "the City of Wine and Poetry," Zahle is a city in the Beqaa Valley of eastern Lebanon, sitting at the junction of Mount Lebanon and t…

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Byblos, Lebanon
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Byblos

Lebanon

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Byblos has been settled since the sixth millennium BC and became a full urban centre by the lat…

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Sidon, Lebanon
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Sidon

Lebanon

Sidon's Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century on a compact island just off the Mediterranean coast, is the centrepiece of this Lebanese city…

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Aanjar, Lebanon
Silver
Wine country

Aanjar

Lebanon

Aanjar, a pocket-sized village in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the ruins of an 8th-century Umayyad palace built by Caliph…

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Beirut, Lebanon
Bronze
Big-city explorations

Beirut

Lebanon

Lebanon's capital sits on the eastern Mediterranean coast and has been continuously inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, when it appeared in the Ama…

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Marjayoun, Lebanon
Silver

Marjayoun

Lebanon

A modest upland town in southern Lebanon where a substantial cut-stone church with arched doorways and a rooftop cross anchors a quiet streetscape of traditi…

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Jounieh, Lebanon
Bronze
Bustling market & commercial towns

Jounieh

Lebanon

This coastal Lebanese city north of Beirut with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, Jounieh sits where the Mediterranean meets the mountains of…

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Kamid al lawz, Lebanon
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Kamid al lawz

Lebanon

Kamid al-Lawz, a village in Lebanon's western Bekaa district, sits above a Bronze Age archaeological site that was once among the largest Middle Bronze Age s…

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Bint Jbeil, Lebanon
Bronze
Mountain villages

Bint Jbeil

Lebanon

This mountain town in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh Governorate with a notable concentration of historic churches, Bint Jbeil sits in highland terrain and serv…

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Tebnine, Lebanon
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Tebnine

Lebanon

A modest hilltop town in southern Lebanon's Jabal Amel plateau, Tebnine sits at elevation in a region historically associated with its long-established Twelv…

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Hasbaya, Lebanon
Silver
Desert & arid landscapes

Hasbaya

Lebanon

Hasbaya, in the mountains of Lebanon's Nabatieh governorate, is the historic capital of the Wadi al-Taym region, where it served as the seat of the Shihab dy…

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Chmistar, Lebanon
Bronze
Mountain villages

Chmistar

Lebanon

This mountain town on the eastern slope of Mount Sannine, Chmistar looks out over the Bekaa Valley from high elevation and sits between the ancient city of B…

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Ain Ebel, Lebanon
Silver

Ain Ebel

Lebanon

Snow-dusted Lebanese upland village where stone churches with white bell towers rise above frost-covered trees, offering a quietly devout Christian community…

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Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Ṣurayfā

Lebanon

This small Lebanese upland town within reach of water and surrounded by a wider region rich with UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a practical base for…

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Gold

Deir el Ahmar

Lebanon

This pocket-sized Lebanese upland town set among the elevated terrain of the Bekaa region, within reach of water and surrounded by a wider area rich in UNESC…

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Gold
Hiking & national-park bases

Yaroun

Lebanon

A small Lebanese upland village within reach of water and surrounded by a wider region rich with UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a quiet base for expl…

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Silver
Hiking & national-park bases

Arnoun

Lebanon

A tiny Lebanese upland village within walking distance of water and positioned as a practical base for exploring the wider region's cluster of UNESCO World H…

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Silver

Deir Mimas

Lebanon

Lebanese upland village set in hill country with water nearby, offering a quiet rural retreat within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites scattered a…

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Silver

Markaba

Lebanon

A small Lebanese upland village within walking distance of water, set in hilly country and well-placed for exploring the wider region's remarkable concentrat…

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Bronze
Hiking & national-park bases

El Qaa

Lebanon

A small Lebanese settlement near water and upland terrain, El Qaa sits within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites, making it a practical base for ex…

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