Tips

• The climate is Mediterranean, warm and humid in summer and mild and rainy winters. The humidity during the summer along the coast is very high, with average temperatures ranging around 30 ° C. During the winter the average temperatures hover around 15 ° C. In the mountains, in the summer the temperature is more moderate during the day but at night it cools. Winter is cold and it is easy to find snow above 1,300 meters. The best time to travel the country in the period from April to June and during the month of September as the weather is more conducive for visits and move around the country.
• Since grade school they teach three languages Arabic, English and French as a third alternative although in many places Spanish is now being more spoken.
• If you wish to visit Lebanon please consider the following vaccines:
  Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow Fever (if coming from an endemic country).
  Vaccines generally recommended: Tétanos-difteria/Tétanos-difteria-tos whooping MMR, Hepatitis A.
• From December to February winter clothing is accurate, once into the spring, light clothing is sufficient, as in summer. Lebanon is special and has always been very influenced by the West. When dressing, you can go as you like, especially in Beirut. However, one must be careful with our attire depending on where you go, for example, more conservative Muslim areas, and also if we want to visit holy places like mosques and churches.

 

 

 

Tops

• One of the most spectacular sites we’ve seen in the world is the amazing and little known Jeita cave. Located on the outskirts of Beirut, access is found through a funicular and it is so big that in its lower part you can find an inland river in which you can browse on rafts. Truly recommended. The only “but” is it’s not allowed to take pictures inside. Best yet, we are forced to remember this beautiful place.
• The cedar is the tree icon in this country. With its wood was built merchant fleet of Phoenician people, local pride. However, it is also true that these peculiar trees almost ended up in the local mountains. There are some reservations that seek to rescue the national arboreal wealth. The closest to Beirut is Al-Shouf where you can walk in the shade of the trees.
• Anti-Lebanon is a mountain range that runs this nation from north to south. In his outstanding there are more than 6 ski resorts. The most important and near Beirut Mzaar is called. If you are in the spring, you can ski in the morning and afternoon to be at sea on a jet ski.
• Lebanon has been the territory of great cultures for over 6 thousand years. From the Phoenicians through the Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, Arabs and French have established here. Baalbek is a stunning and unique archaeological site in the Lebanese mountains who testifies to that heritage. Its temples are a worthy opponent to the Athenian Parthenon.
• ABC Mal is one of the places with the where you may find the top names of the Fashion industry.