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Enchanting Lebanon: Jeita, Harissa & saint Charbel

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    Our shooting range expert is a certified instructor with extensive experience in firearm safety and marksmanship. Passionate about helping enthusiasts improve their skills, they offer expert guidance for shooters of all levels. With a strong focus on safety, they ensure a controlled and secure environment while providing a range of shooting options, from pistols to rifles, including the AK47 and M4. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to fine-tune your shooting, they’ll ensure you have a memorable and rewarding experience.

  • What we'll do

    As one of the most recognizable natural wonders, the pearl of nature " Jeita Grotto" should be at the top of your must see list when in Lebanon. Discover the natural beauty of the limestone caves by foot in the upper grotto and take a boat to explore the wonderful stalactites and stalagmites in the lower grotto. Then head to to the main religious attraction in Lebanon, Saint Charbel, well known for his miraculous healing.

  • Who can come

    Guests ages 10 and up can attend.

  • Where we'll be

    Jeita Grotto 1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included The Jeita Grotto, a system of two separate, but interconnected, karstic limestone caves which have formed over millions of years, is the longest cave complex in the Middle East. It is located 300 meters above sea level and has a height difference of 305 meters. The Jeita upper cave has an overall length of 2,130 meters and contains a great concentration of a variety of crystallized formations such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, mushrooms, ponds, curtains and draperies. The lower gallery, which has an overall length of 6,200 meters, is located 60 meters below the upper gallery. It is traversed by a smooth underwater river and a lake. The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon 30 minsAdmission Ticket Free The shrine of our Lady of Lebanon is one of the most important shrines in the world honoring the Virgin Mary and located in Harissa, a key Christian pilgrimage site in Lebanon. The shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God. It is 8.5 m high and has a diameter of five meters. The Virgin Mary stretches her hands towards Beirut overlooking the Bay of Jounieh in one of the most attractive panoramic views in the world. Churches of Harissa 15 minsAdmission Ticket Free Harissa is a key Christian pilgrimage site with a shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon The pilgrimage site is a large, 15-ton bronze and a painted white statue of Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban, with her arms, stretched. The statue was made at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908. Inside the statue's base, there is a small chapel. As well, A huge cathedral built of concrete and glass stands adjacent to the statue. Among other churches of various Christian denominations in the vicinity of Harissa are the Byzantine-style, Melkite Greek Catholic basilica of St. Paul, located south of the statue and built between 1948 and 1998, the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy), as well as the residences of four patriarchs of Eastern Catholic Churches Téléferique Harissa 15 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included The Telepherique is one of the oldest and most visited tourist attractions in Lebanon It is a gondola lift system located in Jounieh, a city in Lebanon, 16 km north of Beirut that transports passengers above the pine-forested steep mountain, to an altitude of 650 meters, arriving at Our Lady of Lebanon shrine in Harissa offering breathtaking views of the bay of Jounieh and the surrounding city. Saint Charbel Tomb 1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free Saint Charbel also known as Mar Charbel. Born in May 8, 1828 and Died in December 24, 1898, his original name is Youssef Antoun Makhlouf from Bekaa Kafra in northern of the Mediterranean country of Lebanon. He was a Maronite Catholic monk and priest. In 1925, Pope Pius XI proposed Saint Charbel beatification and canonization. In 1954, Pope Pius XII signed a decree accepting a proposal for the beatification of Charbel Makhlouf, now Saint Charbel is venerated as a saint.

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