Sights & Activities

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Together with the three monasteries described under the Valley Floor on Foot and the Valley Floor by Car, there are 10 significant monasteries and (cave) churches in Qadisha Valley.
Several of them are only reachable on foot, while others are best visited by car.

Name Monastery Degree of Interest On foot By car
Deir Mar Elisha (1315) *** - 30 minutes from Bcharre
Deir Qannoubin (fourth-century) *** 1 hour from the west side of Blawza (well signposted), or from the Valley Floor Click here
Chapel of Mar Marina * Click here -
Saydet Hawqa ** 30 minutes from Hawqa, or from the Valley Floor -
Cave of Deir Mar Semaan (1112 ) * 15 minutes from Bqar Qacha -
Chapel of Mar Chmouni​(closed to the public) ** 35 minutes from the St Raymond church in Hadchit (the path down passes an old cemetery) -
Grotto of Deir es-Salib​ (closed to the public) *** 30 minutes from Hadchit (guide is required) -
Chapel of Daydet Ed Darr  * 15 minutes from the main road leading from Bcharre to Hadchit -
Dimane (1848) ** 25 minutes from the main road of Dimane (well signposted) -
Deir Mar Antonios Qozhaya (10th-century) *** 30 minutes walking from Blawza see Ehden

 

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Check the map below for an overview of all Nature Reserves locations across Lebanon.