Etiquette: Phoenicia
Lebanon/Heritage: The small temple of Faqra
Lebanon/Heritage: The small temple of Faqra
Less well known than the Great Roman Temple which is attributed to Jupiter - Heliopolis just like the temples of Baalbeck, the sanctuary of Faqra also has on its side a small temple originally pagan and backed by a proto-Byzantine church, which overlooks one of the streams of the Nahr Kalb River.
Lebanon / Heritage: the stelae of Nahr el Kalb
Not very far from us, we tend to forget, the famous historic valley of Nahr el Kalb, site now classified by Unesco as "Memory...
Lebanon / Tourism: A Trip to Tire
Capital of southern Lebanon, Tire was originally an island, which became silted up following the construction of a dike by Alexander the Great to...
Lebanon / Heritage: The great juniper of Lebanon
The large juniper, of its Latin name Juniperus Excelsa , is known in Lebanon as Lezzeb. Highly appreciated by the Egyptians and Phoenicians, it...
Lebanon / Heritage: the old city of Tire in South Lebanon
Tire, one of the premier cities in the region, was founded in the 3rd millennium BC. It will shine so much in History through...
Lebanon/Heritage: The National Museum of Beirut
The main museum in Lebanon, the National Museum's primary mission is to bring together archaeological artifacts discovered in the territory of the Land of...
Lebanon/Patrimony: The Virgin of Maghdouché or « Our Lady of Waiting »
A city in southern Lebanon in the district of Saida, 50 km from Beirut, it is known to host the famous shrine of the...
Lebanon / Heritage: The tribune or the Podium of the temple of Echmoun
In the Phoenician temple of Echmoun located a little further north of the city of Saïda and inscribed on the Tentative List of the...
Lebanon / Heritage: The ex-votos from the temple of Eschmoun on display at the...
Today exhibited at the Beirut Museum, the votive offerings were originally in the Temple of Echmoun located a little further north of the city...
Lebanon / Heritage: The ex-votos from the temple of Eschmoun on display at the...
Today exhibited at the Beirut Museum, the votive offerings were originally in the Temple of Echmoun located a little further north of the city...
Lebanon / History: Phenicia and Egypt, an old story made up of tales and...
Relations between ancient Egypt and the Phoenician kingdoms are obviously ancient. We can remember the legend of Isis and Osiris. Isis, on the way...
Lebanon / Heritage: The Phoenician temple of Eshmoun
Temple dedicated to the god Phoenician Eshmoun healing, it is located barely one kilometer from the city of Saïda in southern Lebanon.It is...
Lebanon/Heritage: the sarcophagus of Ahiram
The sarcophagus of Ahiram, king of Byblos is hosted by the National Museum of Beirut, of which it is one of the major pieces.Dating...