Visit Byblos, Lebanon
Byblos is a pretty coastal town harbouring many expensive boats, and with the most dominating remaining ruin being the crusader castle. The town is home to some fantastic seafood restaurants and is very different world to other Lebanese towns.
The serene and peaceful pace of life in the modern day town of Byblos differs greatly to that of the ancient town of Byblos.
Byblos is known to have been inhabited since the 5th Millennium BC, however, by the 3rd Millennium BC it had become a significant religious centre, due to Phoenician colonisation.
Byblos' history
During its peak, Byblos, another of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world had great ties and connections with the Egyptians, and as a result was a thriving and wealthy town.
Byblos is also thought to have been the birthplace of a linear alphabet during the Phoenician period. Unfortunately, Byblos’ significance declined, as Tyre’s increased, and before long, Tyre became the most important Phoenician state between 1100 and 725BC.
Modern day Byblos
Today, modern Byblos is a pretty coastal town harbouring many expensive boats, and with the most dominating remaining ruin being the crusader castle. The town is home to some fantastic seafood restaurants and is very different world to other Lebanese towns.
