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Lebanon reading list

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As always,  I try to come prepared, visiting a country. This is what I read (and what I still want to read) on Lebanon.   1 – “Lebanon through writer’s eyes”, edited by T.J.Gorton and A.Feghali Gorton (2009), is a collection of extracts from people who have written about Lebanon, or the area that now [...]
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Image ID:        1110-460 Price:         Euro 35,- Location: Baalbek, Lebanon Date taken: 27/09/2011 Size, pixels:  3360 x  5036 Print size at 300 dpi (cms.): 28 x 43 Size, kB:  7870 Print size at 300 dpi (in.):  11.2 x 16.8
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Image ID:        1110-624 Price:         Euro 35,- Location: Beit ed-Dine, Lebanon Date taken: 20/09/2011 Size, pixels:  3456 x 5184 Print size at 300 dpi (cms.): 29 x 44 Size, kB:  7450 Print size at 300 dpi (in.):  11.5 x 17.3
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Image ID:        1110-290 Price:         Euro 35,- Location: Beirut, Lebanon Date taken: 28/09/2011 Size, pixels:  3456 x 5184 Print size at 300 dpi (cms.): 29 x 44 Size, kB:  7380 Print size at 300 dpi (in.):  11.5 x 17.3
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Image ID:        1110-190 Price:         Euro 35,- Location: Beirut, Lebanon Date taken: 22/09/2011 Size, pixels:  5184 x 3456 Print size at 300 dpi (cms.): 44  x 29 Size, kB:  4980 Print size at 300 dpi (in.):  17.3 x 11.5
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Image ID:        1110-104 Price:         Euro 35 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Date taken: 21/09/2011 Size, pixels:  3456 x 5184 Print size at 300 dpi (cms.): 29 x 44 Size, kB:  7120 Print size at 300 dpi (in.):  11.5 x 17.3
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(5) Back to Beirut

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The Bekaa Valley is also a major wine growing area, with nice wineries around the town of Zahle. In fact, we conclude that, despite its complexity, Lebanon has a lot to offer besides its wine, thanks to good taste and a certain tolerance that is not immediately obvious from its history.
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(4) The Mountains and The Valley

Blog entries
Away from the coast one crosses Mount Lebanon, with the remains of its once famous cedar woods, into the Bekaa Valley, home of the spectacular Baalbek ruins from Roman times and the ancient Muslim city of Aanjar.
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(3) To Tripoli

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Lebanon's second city, Tripoli, is a great place to explore, wandering through the old souk in the city centre or along the harbour of El Mina. To get there from Beirut, one crosses once again a couple of centuries history, with examples of coastal Roman and Ottoman architecture and Crusader castles.
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(2) History of the Harbours

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Past glory of the ancient Phoenician city states, precursor to Lebanon, can still be found in Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and home-grown Lebanese relics in the harbours along the coast, and a little land-inwards in the remarkable Beit-ed-Din palace.
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