Welcome to the Batroun!
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Batroun is located 54 kms north of Beirut. It is a small Maronite town on the coast. The town has small fishing ports with a couple of attractive old churches such as St George Orthodox Church, St Estephan and Saydet el Natour. St George's Orthodox Church was built in the 18th century and has 21 fine, painted panel and carved wooden doves above the altar. Across the square is St Estaphan Church which is also known as the fisherman's church. They are both near the old harbour.
An amazing natural sea wall creating a pool on the landside is the old harbour. It was reinforced by the phoenicians and the remains of their harbour can still be seen. To the North-east of the Harbour is the Roman Theatre. It is now in the graden of a private house.
The Batroun is famous for its freshly made lemonade. There are many juice shops and cafes that serve this along the main street. Their souks are known for their traditional Lebanese architecture. They have a fanlight design over each shop.
On the 15th of August, exciting festivals for Saydet el Bahr take place.
 | KMS from Beirut: 54Kms |
| KMS from Tripoli: 33Kms |
| Altitude: 40m |
| Roads to Get There: Jounieh - Jbeil - Batroun. |
| Agriculture: Olives, bananas, many kinds of vegetables and flowers. |
| The Name: The Greeks named Batroun "Beautris La Belle" meaning 'the beautiful'. Sir Joseph Eliane thought that it was named Beautris (greek word meaning the grave vine), because of the fact that it was surrounded by vineyards. In time, the named changed from Beautris (Botrys) to Batroun. |
| Famous Attractions: Phoenician remains (Wall - Sour, Berket Bent El-Mallak, Fishing port, the Sea Castle, Tombs, St Jacob temple) Romanian remains (Roman Theatre, Roman Castle), Crusader remains (Moussalayha Castle, St Estaphan Church, Tour Tabour Church), St Georges Roman Orthodox Church, Juice shops and cafes along the main street, the traditionally built souks and the rocky bathing beach. |
