Batroun Voyage Tips and guide

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Batroun is a city 30 minutes from Tripoli, North Lebanon.

Batroun is one of the oldest cities in the world. The city is first mentioned in the Amarna tablets, a set of tablets consisting of correspondence between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru, during the 14th century BC The city was ruled by first the Phoenicians and then the Romans. Batroun was controlled by the Crusaders between 1104 AD and 1289 AD.

You can take any bus that travels along the coastal highway. You alight the bus at Batroun bus stop, and walk to the tourist attraction.

Map of Batroun

Walking is the obvious option within Batroun itself, most streets are very narrow and the distances are not too great.

• 34.257135.65871 Saint Stephen's Cathedral (كاتدرائية مار إسطفان). (updated Oct 2021)
• 34.256735.65782 Saint Georges Church. Orthodox church. (updated Oct 2021)
• 34.2550935.655443 Phoenician Seawall. (updated Oct 2018)
• 34.2544735.656014 Our Lady of the Sea Church. (updated Oct 2018)
• The Prince's Seat Rock (Maqaad el Meer). (updated Oct 2018)
• 34.27379935.6900845 Mseilha Fort (قلعة المسيلحة) (In village of Hamat, 3 km northeast of the city). Fort built by Emir Fakhreddine II in the 17th century to guard the route from Tripoli to Beirut. (updated Oct 2021)

• 34.256535.65931 Fouha Hotel, ☏ +961 3 333860. Small boutique hotel in the heart of the old town. (updated Dec 2023)