LEBANON

BATROUN
Sights & Sites
●Ixsir Winery – Basbina (about 7 miles outside Batroun); 011-961-7-163-1613; ixsir.com.lb; from outside, only restored 17^th Century manor is visible; deep beneath, at spiral staircase bottom, among world’s most environmentally sensitive winemaking facilities; e.g., huge sky panels flood underground rooms with sunlight, decreasing need for electricity.

BYBLOS
Bars & Nightclubs
●Edde Sands – just south of city center; 011-961-9-546-666; eddesands.com; beach club for dance parties and spa.

Hotels
●Hotel Canari de Byblos – Voie 13, Highway Exit; 011-961-9-550-550; canaridebyblos.com; 33 clean, if spare, rooms with flat-screen tvs, private balconies, and breakfast.

Restaurants
●Bab El Mina – Port de Jbeil; 011-961-9-540-475; babelmina.com; for fresh sea bass.
●Locanda a la Granda – Old Souk; 011-961-9-944-333; fusion-style cuisine with amazing rampart views.
●Mother – Old Souk; 011-961-9-951-901; steak and potatoes with jazz music and alfresco dining in town center.
●Pierre & Friends – 10-minute drive north of Byblos; 011-961-3-352-930; seaside bar that serves barbecue.

Services
●Edde Sands – just south of city center; 011-961-9-546-666; eddesands.com; beach club for dance parties and spa (open year round).

Shopping
●Reynaldo & Some Ideas – Old Souk; 011-961-3-261-217; knick-knacks and Lebanese kitsch.

Sights & Sites
●Citadel – built by Crusaders in 12th Century from indigenous limestone and Roman structures’s remains; surrounded by moat.

TRIPOLI
Sights & Sites
●Rachid Karami International Fair – Maraad (city's western edge); 011-961-6-600-430 or 011-961-6-600-427; lebanon-fair.com; designed by Oscar Niemeyer but construction ceased in 1975 when violence broke out and never were re-started; now decaying; may have to work hard to convince security guards to let you in.