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• Comprehensively updated throughout, with 4 new maps and 20–25% of new material
• Newsweek magazine in it’s The Perfect 100 poll nominated Beirut one of the world’s top ten cities in 2012
• The privately owned Turkish airline Pegasus now offers good value budget fl ights from London (Stansted) Airport to Beirut via Istanbul
• United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) voted Byblos (Jbail), north of Beirut, the Arab world’s best tourist city in 2013
Although only half the size of Wales, Lebanon offers extraordinary diversity. Here, some of the oldest human settlements in the world at the Phoenician ports of Tyre, Sidon and Byblos sit alongside modern Beirut, popular for its cuisine, eclectic nightlife and mosaic of people. In Lebanon's second city, Tripoli, busy medieval souks are watched over by a vast Crusader castle. Outside the city, snow-capped mountains and the lush Qadisha Valley with its snaking river and waterfalls provide entertainment for skiers and hikers, while the Mediterranean Sea draws sun and watersports enthusiasts.
Bradt Travel Guide: Lebanon provides detailed cultural and practical information to this increasingly popular destination. It also provides in-depth historical and religious background enabling visitors to travel with awareness and sensitivity.
A specialist in Lebanon and the Middle East, Paul Doyle has travelled extensively in the region as both writer and photographer.
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