Within this touristy nation, Byblos is a modernized town that is also.
The most important Phoenicians cities( Byblos and Tyre among others)
were founded here and have been thriving since then.
Byblos also known in Arabic as"Jbeil", is an
ancient Phoenician city that had been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It dates back thousands of years and
has such attractions as the ancient Phoenician Temples, Byblos Castle and Byblos Mosque.
Byblos also known in Arabic as"Jbeil", is a
must-see ancient Phoenician city that had been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Byblos is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities
and history lies particularly thick on the ground here, with the remains of Phoenician temples jostling for space with a Crusader castle.
According to the historian Durant,“Byblos thought itself the oldest of all cities;
the god El had founded it at the beginning of time, and to the end of its history it remained the religious capital of Phoenicia.".