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Batroun
Batroun, on the coast 50 km distant from Beirut, is the southern gate of North Lebanon and the center of Batroun district. It is situated on a sandy beach-rock used as a quarry since antiquity. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, the foothills of Mount Lebanon to the south and east, and the Ras ech-Chaqa‘a plateau to the north. Thousands of years before, it was founded by the Phoenicians and then all civilizations succeeded one another knowing that Lebanon is a middle point between Europe, Asia and Africa. The European travelers of the 17th-18th centuries describe it as “ruined and almost abandoned.” The major historic buildings we see today, like the Phoenician wall made of solid sandstone, are the best testimony of this development.
The town of Batroun turned to be a major beach resort with a vibrant nightlife and still encloses tens of historic churches, both Catholic and Greek Orthodox. The old streets have been recently renovated and the "Old Souk" is built out of Batrouni sandstone. Many old houses and sandy-vault buildings were rehabilitated into old style restaurants and unique styles of night clubs and pubs. Visit St Georges's Church, the Prince's Seat Rock, the Judge's well, the Marine wall, St Stephan's Cathedral, the Miraculous Sea Lady Church, the old marketplace, the Marketplace Lady's Church, the Roman Theater and the Phoenician castle.
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