15+ Scenic Lebanese Towns You Should Visit During The Snow Season

Winter in Lebanon can be a scene from a Hollywood Christmas movie: drinking hot chocolate on a day-in near the fireplace, preparing a warm meal (in the Lebanese sense it's keshek ), and looking at the window as the snow topples upon our mountains like sprinkling cotton candy.

January and February are the perfect months for a weekend getaway to our snowy mountains. The most famous snow-spot may be Faraya, but that doesn't mean it's the only town for the Lebanese North Pole.

#1 Jezzine

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Jezzine is a town located 22 kilometers from Sidon and 40 kilometers south of Beirut. This Southern town is surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests, and at an average altitude of 950 meters.

#2 Akoura

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Akoura is a mountainous village in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is 68 kilometers north of Beirut. It has an average elevation of 1,600 meters above sea level and a total land area of around 140 square kilometers.

#3 Sannine

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Sannine is located on a mountain in the Mount Lebanon range and is enough referred to as Sannine Mountain . Its highest point is 2,628 meters (8,622 feet) above sea level in Lebanon.

#4 Qanat Bakish

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Qanat Bakish is located about seven kilometers northeast of Baskinta. It is known for its ski resort, which is considered as a tiny and quiet resort in Qanat Bakish and is known for its high-quality snow.

#5 Barouk

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Barouk is a village in the Chouf District of Mount Lebanon Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 52 kilometers southeast of Beirut. Its average elevation is 1000 to 1200 meters above sea level and its total land area consists of 2,762 hectares.

#6 Faraya, Mzaar Kfardebian

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Mzaar Kfardebian is a ski area in Faraya and the largest ski resort in the Middle East. It is located one hour away from Beirut. It is also referred to as Ouyoune el Simane.

Faraya is located 46 kilometers north of Beirut. Elevation starts from 1290 meters to 2000 meters above sea level and its total land area is 870 hectares.

#7 Laqlouq

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Laqlouq is a small mountainous village in the Jbeil District of Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is located 69 kilometers northeast of Beirut and has an elevation of 1780 meters.

#8 Baalbek

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The city of Baalbek is located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about 85 km northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. Its average elevation starts from 1170 meters.

#9 Al-Arz - The Cedar Mountain

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Al-Arz is located in the northern Bsharri, topping the Qadisha Valley , and known for its " Cedars of God ." They are one of the last vestiges of the extensive Cedar forests of Lebanon that once thrived across Mount Lebanon in ancient times. Al-Arz perches at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters (6,600 ft).