Hotels
Photos of the Mir Amin Palace Hotel, Beiteddine
Wealthy Beirutis in search of fresh air dominate the guest list a
July 01, 2020
| Travel & Tourism
Hotels
“La Maison du Bonheur”. A Happy Colorful Guesthouse in Deir el Qamar. Breakfast with a View!
Run by the delightful Ama, La Maison du Bonheur occupies a prime position in the dreamy mountain village of Deir Al Qamar. Behind its green doors and traditional window shutters, you’ll find…
Mechwar Videos
Walking the Streets of "Deir el Qamar's" Old Village; The Stone Houses & Doors
The village retains a remarkable picturesque appearance with typical stone houses with red tile roofs. In 1945 it was placed under monument protection. In 1943 The Lebanese president Bechara Al…
News
“Al Nawl”, an Old Tradition Since 1900. Protected by the Fayad Family in Bchetfine el Chouf
حياكة النول اليدوي العربي هي مهنة حرفية وتراث حرفي و وطني، و وجه من وجوه السياحة في لبنان لها ماضٍ عريق مضى عليها أكثر من مئة وخمس عشرة سنة في بيتنا وهي بإسم نول الشيخ أبو حسن محمد فياض وأولاده.…
June 13, 2020
Mechwar Videos
HONEY, BEES & BEEKEEPERS: Funday in the Chouf, Learning, Eating & Celebrating "World Bee Day"
HONEY, BEES & BEEKEEPERS: Funday in the Chouf, Learning, Eating & Celebrating "World Bee Day"
Lebanese Honey Video
Live with Emm Jihad
Live with Raed
June 02, 2020
| Travel & Tourism
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Beauty & Emotions: "Maasser El Chouf"... Old Houses, Cedar Reserve & Authenticity!
A Traditional Village I'd Love to Live in One Day: "Maasser El Chouf". Old Houses, Cedar Reserve & Authenticity.
January 14, 2020
| Travel & Tourism
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Shouf
Hotels
Al Fundok Hotel, Maasser el Chouf: It's Classy, It's Trendy and It's Worth Visiting
I've spent a night at Al Fundok Hotel, enjoyed dinner and breakfast, took a hundred photos and promised myself to visit again. Check out the photos yourself and plan your next visit.…
Events
NATIONAL DABKE DAY 2019: September 1st in Maasser el Chouf
JABALNA Association is celebrating the Fifth Edition of JABALNA DABKE FESTIVAL!
JABALNA’s aim is to establish under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture “
Mechwar Videos
Baakline: Capital of the Mountains Until the 17th Century
Baakline is a major Druze town located in Mount Lebanon, Chouf District, 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut
July 25, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
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Shouf
Breakfast & Coffee
Furn el Mouallem: Traditional Bread and Mankish in Mokhtara
What makes a Manoucheh even more unique than a conventional one, is when it’s baked using the dough of standard Lebanese bread. One of three bakeries I know other than Al Zahaa in Jezzine and…
Breakfast & Coffee
Snack Fakhreddine, Baakline Famous Breakfast
If you ask me about my favorite three “Foul and Hummus” breakfast restaurants in Lebanon, Snack Fakhreddine will be one of them. Managed and operated by Ammo Baheej and his wife for…
July 15, 2019
| Lebanese/Middle Eastern
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Shouf
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Country Gate: A Modern Lebanese Restaurant in Deir el Qamar
Shocking at first, it feels like dining in a parking lot until the waiter welcomes you, and you open the trendy menu filled with beautifully shot photos. Country Gate is Deir el Qamar’s…
July 14, 2019
| Restaurants
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Shouf
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Soufrat Al Oumara: Deir El Qamar’s Enjoyable Food Experience
It was three in the afternoon visiting Deir El Qamar with my family when we stopped for lunch at Deir Al Oumara, a beautiful hotel up the mountains of the Chouf. Enjoying the beautiful October…
October 01, 2017
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Mechwar to The Village of Bater el Chouf
Famous for its church, its old 19th and early 20th century houses, and for its old water mill which was still functioning until the early 1980s, Bater is also well known for its water springs such as…
February 11, 2017
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Al Barouk: The Chouf Cedar Reserve and its Surroundings
Barouk (Arabic: الباروك) is a village in the Chouf District of Lebanon. Historically, the village is known for being the "land of good", because of its fountain (Nabeh-el-Barouk). The poet…
September 02, 2015
| Travel & Tourism
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Shouf
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Al Midyaf: Lebanese Food with a Tasty Simple Twist
With water flowing from all sides, Al Midyaf welcomes you on the bank of Al Barouk river. Serving Lebanese specialties like all other restaurants on the strip, Al Midyaf adds a funky light twist to…
August 27, 2015
| Restaurants
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Shouf
News
Shouf Lebnan Bel Barouk Festival
Join us to celebrate the launch of Al Barouk discovery trails from August the 28th till the 30th.
Check out this beautiful video
August 21, 2015
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Shouf
Breakfast & Coffee
Breakfast at The Mir Amin Palace Hotel
Picture this: A breath of fresh air going through old stones, sunny spells, calmness and serenity… amazing feeling as I walked through the aisles of Mir Amin. Built at the beginning of the…
August 04, 2015
| Restaurants
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Shouf
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Soufrat Al Oumara: Scrumptious Food... Horrendous Service
Calm and serene, in the middle of the mountains, the heart of the land of the emirs lays Deir el Oumara. The newly opened hotel has taken an old school and transformed it into a boutique hotel. A…
August 01, 2014
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Shouf
Bread & Bakeries
100% Whole Wheat Markouk Bread from Sawfar, Worth Trying
I never imagined that I will be writing a review on bread... More so 'markouk' bread. While visiting a new hotel in Bhamdoun, someone recommended that I continue up the highway to Sawfar to find a…
June 24, 2014
| Tasty Discoveries
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Shouf
News
Illegal Restaurants to Shut Down in Lebanon
Illegal restaurants to close down in Lebanon according a new article published in the Daily Star, written by Mohammad El Amin, while t
June 22, 2013
| Popular
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Al Chalouf Restaurant, Jezzine
Al-Chalouf: One of the few restaurants with an ISO certificate
April 12, 2012
| Restaurants
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South Lebanon