Lebanon 2002

One of the few remaining original cedar forests in Lebanon, near Bcharré
Bcharré
The cedars were already famous in antiquity
Bcharré
Posing in the cedar forest
Bcharré
This cedar's best times are over
Bcharré
Church of St Saba in Bcharré
Bcharré
The Kadisha Valley near Bcharré
Bcharré
The hamam El-Abd in Tripoli is from the 17th C
Tripoli
Wrapped up in the hamam
Tripoli
The Crusader castle in Byblos (12th C)
Byblos
The palace of Beit ed-Dine (19th C), a Druze hermitage
Beit ed-Dine
Byzantine Lioness mosaic from Chhim (6th C AD)
Beit ed-Dine
The garden of Beit ed-Dine palace
Beit ed-Dine
View on the Chouf mountain range
Beit ed-Dine
Yes, there is a beach in Beirut
Beirut
Women swimming fully clothed in the sea
Beirut
The cliffs of Raouché
Beirut
Pigeon Rock, Beirut
Beirut
Corniche Promenade at sunset
Beirut
Corniche Promenade
Beirut
Fancy terraces by night
Beirut
Bullet holes in Beirut's apartment blocks
Beirut
A lot of war damaged buildings
Beirut
A former battle field
Beirut
Excavation on the Place des Martyrs
Beirut
New buildings replace the war ruins on the Place des Martyrs
Beirut
Bell tower on the Place d'Etoile with a solder on guard
Beirut
Map of Lebanon
Map