Travel & Tourism
Sustainable Farmers' Market, Barouk, Chouf (Happens Every Sunday from 10am to 6pm)
For visitors who choose the reserve as their destination, pass by the Sustainable Farmers' Market in Barouk (road leading to Barouk Cedar Forest) and check the variety of fresh fruits and vegetables,…
July 11, 2020
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Shouf
Hotels
“La Maison du Bonheur”. A Happy Colorful Guesthouse in Deir el Qamar. Breakfast with a View!
Run by the delightful Ama, La Maison du Bonheur occupies a prime position in the dreamy mountain village of Deir Al Qamar. Behind its green doors and traditional window shutters, you’ll find…
Mechwar Videos
Walking the Streets of "Deir el Qamar's" Old Village; The Stone Houses & Doors
The village retains a remarkable picturesque appearance with typical stone houses with red tile roofs. In 1945 it was placed under monument protection. In 1943 The Lebanese president Bechara Al…
Mechwar Videos
HONEY, BEES & BEEKEEPERS: Funday in the Chouf, Learning, Eating & Celebrating "World Bee Day"
HONEY, BEES & BEEKEEPERS: Funday in the Chouf, Learning, Eating & Celebrating "World Bee Day"
Lebanese Honey Video
Live with Emm Jihad
Live with Raed
June 02, 2020
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Beauty & Emotions: "Maasser El Chouf"... Old Houses, Cedar Reserve & Authenticity!
A Traditional Village I'd Love to Live in One Day: "Maasser El Chouf". Old Houses, Cedar Reserve & Authenticity.
January 14, 2020
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Shouf
Al Fundok Hotel, Maasser el Chouf: It's Classy, It's Trendy and It's Worth Visiting
Hotels | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
September 02, 2019
Hotels
Al Fundok Hotel, Maasser el Chouf: It's Classy, It's Trendy and It's Worth Visiting
I've spent a night at Al Fundok Hotel, enjoyed dinner and breakfast, took a hundred photos and promised myself to visit again. Check out the photos yourself and plan your next visit.…
Shallalat Nabeh Merched: Excellent Lebanese Food Served in Paradise! A Must Try
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 19, 2019
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Shallalat Nabeh Merched: Excellent Lebanese Food Served in Paradise! A Must Try
After the last visit to “Nabeh Merched” to film an episode, I promised to come again with my family. A little paradise on earth, in the heart of Lebanon’s greenest region, spending…
August 19, 2019
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Shouf
Events
NATIONAL DABKE DAY 2019: September 1st in Maasser el Chouf
JABALNA Association is celebrating the Fifth Edition of JABALNA DABKE FESTIVAL!
JABALNA’s aim is to establish under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture “
Mechwar Videos
Baakline: Capital of the Mountains Until the 17th Century
Baakline is a major Druze town located in Mount Lebanon, Chouf District, 45 kilometers southeast of Beirut
July 25, 2019
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Shouf
Breakfast & Coffee
Furn el Mouallem: Traditional Bread and Mankish in Mokhtara
What makes a Manoucheh even more unique than a conventional one, is when it’s baked using the dough of standard Lebanese bread. One of three bakeries I know other than Al Zahaa in Jezzine and…
Em Fares: Homey Lebanese Food in Barouk
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
July 16, 2019
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Em Fares: Homey Lebanese Food in Barouk
Located on the slopes of the world-famous Barouk cedars reserve, “Em Fares,” a Lebanese restaurant serving homemade Lebanese food welcomes you for lunch and dinner. Touring Barouk…
July 16, 2019
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Shouf
Breakfast & Coffee
Snack Fakhreddine, Baakline Famous Breakfast
If you ask me about my favorite three “Foul and Hummus” breakfast restaurants in Lebanon, Snack Fakhreddine will be one of them. Managed and operated by Ammo Baheej and his wife for…
July 15, 2019
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Shouf
Country Gate: A Modern Lebanese Restaurant in Deir el Qamar
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
July 14, 2019
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Country Gate: A Modern Lebanese Restaurant in Deir el Qamar
Shocking at first, it feels like dining in a parking lot until the waiter welcomes you, and you open the trendy menu filled with beautifully shot photos. Country Gate is Deir el Qamar’s…
July 14, 2019
| Restaurants
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Shouf
Soufrat Al Oumara: Deir El Qamar’s Enjoyable Food Experience
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
October 01, 2017
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Soufrat Al Oumara: Deir El Qamar’s Enjoyable Food Experience
It was three in the afternoon visiting Deir El Qamar with my family when we stopped for lunch at Deir Al Oumara, a beautiful hotel up the mountains of the Chouf. Enjoying the beautiful October…
October 01, 2017
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Mechwar to The Village of Bater el Chouf
Famous for its church, its old 19th and early 20th century houses, and for its old water mill which was still functioning until the early 1980s, Bater is also well known for its water springs such as…
February 11, 2017
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Shouf
Mechwar Videos
Al Barouk: The Chouf Cedar Reserve and its Surroundings
Barouk (Arabic: الباروك) is a village in the Chouf District of Lebanon. Historically, the village is known for being the "land of good", because of its fountain (Nabeh-el-Barouk). The poet…
September 02, 2015
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Shouf
Al Mamlaka: A Generous Lebanese Restaurant in Barouk
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 27, 2015
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Al Mamlaka: A Generous Lebanese Restaurant in Barouk
My long tour around Barouk in Shouf ended at Al Mamlaka. This restaurant is hidden behind a large stone arcade. It’s a spacious place where dozens of tables are set one next to the other... The…
August 27, 2015
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Shouf
Al Midyaf: Lebanese Food with a Tasty Simple Twist
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 27, 2015
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Al Midyaf: Lebanese Food with a Tasty Simple Twist
With water flowing from all sides, Al Midyaf welcomes you on the bank of Al Barouk river. Serving Lebanese specialties like all other restaurants on the strip, Al Midyaf adds a funky light twist to…
August 27, 2015
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Shouf
Baytna: Welcome Home and Enjoy Good Food
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 27, 2015
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Baytna: Welcome Home and Enjoy Good Food
Barouk, one of Lebanon's most preserved districts of Chouf area, hosts a number of fancy restaurants where guests are warmly welcomed to enjoy a selection of generous food and choices in an unmatched…
August 27, 2015
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Shouf
News
Shouf Lebnan Bel Barouk Festival
Join us to celebrate the launch of Al Barouk discovery trails from August the 28th till the 30th.
Check out this beautiful video
August 21, 2015
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Shouf
Breakfast at The Mir Amin Palace Hotel
Breakfast & Coffee | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 04, 2015
Breakfast & Coffee
Breakfast at The Mir Amin Palace Hotel
Picture this: A breath of fresh air going through old stones, sunny spells, calmness and serenity… amazing feeling as I walked through the aisles of Mir Amin. Built at the beginning of the…
August 04, 2015
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Shouf
Soufrat Al Oumara: Scrumptious Food... Horrendous Service
Lebanese/Middle Eastern | Shouf Lebanon Middle East
August 01, 2014
Lebanese/Middle Eastern
Soufrat Al Oumara: Scrumptious Food... Horrendous Service
Calm and serene, in the middle of the mountains, the heart of the land of the emirs lays Deir el Oumara. The newly opened hotel has taken an old school and transformed it into a boutique hotel. A…
August 01, 2014
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Shouf
Bread & Bakeries
100% Whole Wheat Markouk Bread from Sawfar, Worth Trying
I never imagined that I will be writing a review on bread... More so 'markouk' bread. While visiting a new hotel in Bhamdoun, someone recommended that I continue up the highway to Sawfar to find a…
June 24, 2014
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Shouf