Libanon 2010

 
 

1.Thu 29 April 2010 = Tyre – Sidon (78 km)

Breakfast and full day tour to visit the South. First visit to Tyre. Visit of this magnificent sight including the sanctuary and the Hippodrome. Continue in the afternoon to Saida. Town on the coast. Visit of the Sea castle and the souk. On the way back to Beirut short stop at Eschmoun, the Phoenician sight in Lebanon. Return to the hotel in Beirut. dinner and overnight at hotel


2.Fri 30 April 2010 = Beirut – Harissa – Byblos (43 Km)

Visit of the Capital: Beirut. The Pigeons Rock, the Coastal Avenue, then the city center where you will find one of the largest reconstruction project in the World. Visit the National Museum. Via the Coastal highway, proceed to the Dog River and to Harissa, climbing by cable car to the Holy statue of Notre Dame for a view of Jounieh and Beirut. Continue on the northern coast to Byblos, the oldest town in the world continuously inhabited for the last 5000 years. Visit the Citadel, the St John church and the harbor. Return to the hotel in Beirut. dinner and overnight at hotel


3.Sat 1 May 2010 = Cedars – Bcharreh – Qadisha – Tripoli (124 Km)

Drive north and climb to the Cedars where only some 400 trees remains but some are aging more than 2000 years. Walk through the forest which, is today an eco-museum. Continue to Bcharré, village over the Qadisha valley and home town of the Lebanese poet Gebran Khalil Gebran Discover his work at the museum. Continue to reach the second town in Lebanon Tripoli. Visit of the St. Gilles castle then  the Taylan Mosque. Walk through the souk, caravanserails and to the port.  Return to hotel in Beirut. dinner and overnight at hotel


4.Sun 2 May 2010 = Jeita Grottoes – Faqra ( 53 Km)

Visit to the Jeita grotto. The grotto is the slow work of the nature during the past thousand years. Visit of the upper cave on foot which is access by a cable car then to the lower cave which is visited by small boat on the internal lake. Drive up the mountain to reach Faqra. At About 1500 meters above the sea level stands a Roman temple is very good shape. Drive through the Lebanese mountain villages via Kfarbedian, Bickfaya onwards to Broumana. Proceed to Beit Mery and visit Deir Qalaa. On the way back to Beirut, you may observe from above the valley, the Roman aqueduct of  Zbeide near Mkalles. Return to the hotel in Beirut. dinner and overnight at hotel


5.Mon 3 May 2010 = Baalbeck – Ksara – Anjar (125 Km)

Drive across Mount Lebanon then descend towards the Beqaa Valley to reach the world greatest historical sites: Baalbeck. Visit the place with the Temple of Jupiter and Bacchus. Visit the Ksara winery for a taste of the Lebanese production. Proceed to Anjar the only Omayyad site in Lebanon, recognized to be one of the major market place on the Silk Road. Return to the hotel in Beirut. dinner and overnight at hotel


6.Tue 4 May 2010 = Beiteddine & Deir El Kamar (48 Km)

The day will start with the visit of the Chouf Mountain. First village is Deir El Qamar, the ancient residence of the Governors of Lebanon. Continue to Beiteddine, where a superb Palace stands over the valley. Typical example of the Lebanese architecture during the 18th and 19th century. Visit the museum, the unique exhibition of mosaics. Proceed to the Moussa Castle, interesting place by the fact that it has been built by one person only in devotion to a promised wife. Return to the hotel in Beirut. Dinner and overnight at hotel

 

28. April - 5. Mai. 2010

Studienreise

Prof. Dr. Dr. Paul Imhof, Dr. Antje Rüttgardt,

Petra Horn, Heinz D. Müller