Lebanon & Syria travel articles

Here are some great articles and links relating to travel in Lebanon and Syria.


Active & adventure
The Middle East's sporting capital
5 Hikes in the Middle East
Walking the Lebanon Mountain Trail


Aleppo 
Tourists Return to an Ancient Crossroads in Syria


Beirut
The Middle East's sporting capital
Mini guide to Beirut 
Where to go in Beirut
Eat around the world in Beirut
Beirut Shopping Tip
Mapping, Beirut-style: how to navigate a city without using any street names 
Beirut's bullet-riddled Holiday Inn - a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 28
In Lebanon, sterile shopping malls show the growing gulf between rich and poor
Is Beirut's glitzy downtown redevelopment all that it seems?
Beirut on a budget
Call It Beyrouth: Beirut With a French Accent
In Beirut, the Zaitunay Bay Promenade Opens
Top Chefs and Restaurateurs Are Drawn to Beirut
36 Hours in Beirut



Damascus
On the road to Damascus
Ancient City of Damascus
36 Hours in Damascus
Confessions of a Soukaholic


Food & drink
Eat around the world in Beirut
Beirut's first farmers market
Wild thymes in rural Lebanon 
Wine in Lebanon - the grapes of wrath
Top Chefs and Restaurateurs Are Drawn to Beirut


Lebanon
Lebanon's moment in the sun


Photo essays
Lebanon 
Your Middle East Pictures
Beirut 


Syria 
Shadowland


Wars & history
Remembering the people of Homs
From the archive, 12 June 1926: A trip to Palmyra in Syria 
Agatha Christie's 'forgotten' Syrian memoir gets new lease of life 
Review Return to Homs: Sundance 2014 – first look review 
Remembering Syria's historic Silk Road souk in Aleppo

Beirut's bullet-riddled Holiday Inn - a history of cities in 50 buildings, day 28


Wildlife & nature
Lebanon's crystal caves