High stone villages, cedar reserves and the Qadisha valley.
A morning walk among the ancient Cedars of God, Khalil Gibran's museum and tomb in the old hermitage above Bcharre, and a long northern lunch in town.
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The Cedars of God in the morning, then down into the Qadisha valley for a walk along the river past the old cliff monastery of Mar Lichaa, and a long northern lunch above the valley.
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A full day on foot in the Holy Valley: from Mar Lichaa along the valley floor to Qannoubine, the old seat of the Maronite patriarchs, and the cave chapel of Saint Marina, a lunch by the river and the walk back.
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The monastery of Qozhaya in its valley below Ehden, with the museum of the Levant's first printing press and the cave of St Anthony, then Ehden's plane-tree square with the old church of Mar Mama and Youssef Bey Karam's tomb, a long lunch by the Mar Sarkis spring and an easy walk among the cedars of Horsh Ehden.
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A guided morning on the official trails of Horsh Ehden, up to the Ain Nasaa spring and on to Jafia or along the Blue Cliff above the Qadisha valley, then a late lunch in Ehden.
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