Batroun, a weekend getaway from Beirut

What I like most about living in Lebanon is summer time. In Lebanon, we have almost 5 months of good sunny weather and a good beach is one hour, one hour and a half drive with all the traffic.

Beaches in Lebanon are all over the coast. Today I am sharing a weekend in Batroun.

We all wait for Saturdays to finish things we couldn’t do during the week. So if in Beirut, you can do this and at 5 pm drive to Batroun, you arrive around 6.30 pm, time to watch the sunset.

I chose to go to Bolero a new colorful place, very chill, the sea is in from of you. You can just sit and watch.

I chose to spend the night there so I will be ready for the sea the next morning. There are a lot of hotels, apartments on Airbnb. One place caught my attention: Mayouli

It is a bed and breakfast place, convenient for couples, friends, families who want to spend the night in a lovely atmosphere.

Time to hit the beach! There are lots of choices. I went to a beach called Barracuda

You 3 USD to get a sunbed. The music is a little bit loud but I liked it. It was like a beach party.

It is only one of many weekends you can plan in Lebanon!

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Hi @CatherineKh

Yes this place is very nice a month ago went to this place Batroun is a very nice tourist place
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I love this @CatherineKh ! You described Beirut with such beautiful passion that I was following your words like a dream! Keep it coming as Beirut is one city close to my heart! We were fund raising in Paris for the Cross of All Nations in Qanat Bakish, near Baskinta where I went to with my parents in 2010.

Thanks for sharing such wonderful descriptions and photos of Beirut! :pray::blush:

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@SirB I am very glad to hear that you love Beirut and Lebanon :slight_smile:

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@_141 Do you live in Lebanon?

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I envy your summers @CatherineKh , in Denmark we’re lucky to have one month of consistent sunny weather. Batroun looks amazing though, and if I could pack my bags and go right now, I would!

Personally I can’t lay on a sunbed for more than a few hours a day. I have to get out and explore whatever my destination has to offer.

Can you recommend any sites in or nearby Batroun?

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Yes lM live in Lebanon

And you

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@MortenSI yes you should come of course! In Batroun there is

Near Batroun there are Phoenician Wall ,Our Lady of Noorieh and Mseilha Fort .

There also a lot of places nearby. anyway Lebanon is a very small country everything is near

Walking in Batroun old town is very nice also.

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@_141 yes:) we should meet !

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@CatherineKh

This is good

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@CatherineKh

This is how good I can find you in these places
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They all look great @CatherineKh , thank you!

It doesn’t strike me as a place that’s crowded with tourists either but I might be wrong.

Is there a particular time of year where most people visit?

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@MortenSI you can come from May to October, the weather will be good

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Thanks for the advice @CatherineKh !

This is a part of the world I’ve always wanted to visit, so it’s great to get some tips from a local.

Hi @CatherineKh ! Batroun looks very relaxing, but also with a very fun side as you described the beach. I love the way you wrote about the atmosphere of each place.

Thank you for sharing this pretty place with us, and congrats on it being picked as a favorite for this week’s Friday’s Favorites!

So much to discover in the world and time is missing…

In fact I never thought about Lebanon as a holiday travel destination. Your post makes me curious now @CatherineKh

I cannot sit on a free day on a beach, if so I always feel like loosing the day, but Music and Beach and Crowd really sounds good.

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Hi @CatherineKh ,

thank you for this nice post about Batroun and Lebanon, very enjoyable and nice pictures.