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Chez Maguy – A TASTE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN -

Poetry of Food:
Rarely does one discover such a pleasure as Chez Maguy – not a restaurant, but a place to experience foods from the sea, caught the same day and cooked in Maguy’s home kitchen in Batroun, 45 minutes north of Beirut. It’s an authentic fishing village that is Unesco-protected and one of the oldest [...]

Batroun: A Preserved History

Batroun is one of the oldest cities in the world. Located 53 kilometers north of Beirut in North Lebanon, the coastal city has been mentioned in ancient documents dating as far back as the mid 2nd millennium B.C.

Laurel is inspired by memories of Batroun

Tragedy of a Historical Site – Mseilha Castle – Al Mashriq – By Fareed Abou-Haidar –

In June 1971, I went with my parents to the old castle of Mseilha, thought to have been built by the Crusaders, but likely built by the Arabs in the 13th or 14th century.

Rachana, Sculpture in Open Air

Rachana’s name is derived from the Phoenician language, meaning “the small peak.”

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