BEIRUT: During the summer months Leba-non bristles with cultural festivals. The most prestigious of these are to be found at the historic sites of Bei-teddine, Baalbeck and Byblos. Scads of smaller ...

Deir al-Oumara, which translates to home of the princes, is the latest addition to the Choufs wealth of Ottoman-era vestiges modernized into touristic settings. For centuries, the Chouf was home to ...