Batroun is a coastal city in Northern Lebanon. It’s one of the oldest cities in the world and a major tourist destination. It’s a city full of charm, history, and culture! This city was built by the Phoenicians. Many ruins belong to different civilizations that settled in Batroun.
On the coast 50 km distant from Beirut, is the southern gate of North Lebanon and the center of Batroun district. Along with, the ancient Phoenician sea wall was originally a natural structure composed of petrified sand dunes. It was reinforced gradually by the Phoenicians with rocks, and the wall as it stands today took its present shape in the first century BC. The Phoenicians used this wall as protection against sea storms, tidal waves and invaders/ enemies, while during Roman times it again functioned as a quarry. The wall is 225 meters long and 1 to 1.5 meters thick. Parts of it have crumbled, but what remains still stands as a bulwark against the sea for the residents of the ancient city. Besides, the place a charming destination for a leisure stroll or to explore the nature and residential alleys of the city or a lunch or dinner in one of its nearby fresh seafood restaurants!
