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A
hlan wa sahlan
, bienvenido, al mundo donde
desde hace más de seis mil años se entremez-
clan los pasos de la humanidad, con escenas de
guerras y amores, bellos edificios, jardines incompa-
rables y barcos que zarpan hacia encantadores puer-
tos desde una costa vigilada por montañas.
Región de conflictos, de conquistas, de guerras
de religión, nunca suficientemente fuerte para cons-
truir un imperio, siempre invadida, deseada por otras
grandes civilizaciones. El Oriente Medio, original-
mente poblado por fenicios, ha visto pasar a los egip-
cios, asirios, babilonios, hititas, griegos, romanos,
árabes, turcos, cruzados, ingleses y franceses.
Así, el Líbano invita a descubrir las huellas de la
historia y su costa ofrece los puertos que crearon los
fenicios. Al navegar por ese litoral cada escala es una
ventana al pasado, y a su vez cada puerto invita a
descubrir un mundo actual, fastuoso y carismático,
fascinante y enigmático, una fábula viviente.
Desde Tyro hasta Saida
Herido por los últimos acontecimientos, el sur del
Líbano es ahora tranquilo, y su gente encantadora
nos recibe con cariño y curiosidad. Veníamos de
Egipto y atracamos en el pequeño puerto de Tyro,
donde los pescadores regresan con pocos peces,
A
hlanwa sahlan
, welcome, to the world where,
for over six thousand years, the steps of
humanity have intermingled with scenes of
wars and loves, beautiful buildings, incomparable
gardens and ships that sail towards charming
ports from a coast protected by the mountains.
It is a region of conflicts, of conquests, of reli-
gious wars, never sufficiently strong to build an
empire, always invaded, desired by other great civi-
lizations. TheMiddle East, originally inhabitedby the
Phoenicians, has seen the passing of the Egyptians,
Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, Greeks, Romans,
Arabs, Turks, Crusaders, English and French.
Lebanon bids visitors to discover the traces of
its history and its shoreline offers the ports that
were created by the Phoenicians. When sailing
along its coast each stop is a window to the past,
and, at the same time, each harbor invites them to
discover a contemporary, splendid and charismatic
world. Fascinating and enigmatic, it is a living fable.
From Tyre to Saida
Hurt by the recent events, the south of Lebanon is
now peaceful and its charming, inquisitive people
receive us warmly. We had arrived from Egypt and
docked in the small port of Tyre, where fishermen
compás int •
compass int
1. Calzada de la entrada a la
ciudad romana de Tyro, con
su arco de triunfo, bordeado
de sarcófagos de gran belleza
Avenue of the entrance to
the Roman city of Tyro, with
its arc d’ triomphe,
surrounded by beautiful
sarcophaguses
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