Ksara Zahle

... But perhaps that is only because we are, obviously, foreigners. I am not sure whether the various groups that make up Lebanon’s complex population mix are equally easy-going between each other; certainly, talking to various people there seems to be ...

(Jim) Once we'd checked out the ruins we grabbed another service taxi down to Zahle, the capital of Lebanon's wine growing district. Zahle is also known as the food capital so we were expecting a very pleasant stay! Once again L'Hote Libanais provided ...

... . For lunch we had shish kabobs, hummus, babaganoush, pomme frites and home-made moutain pita bread. We then headed to Caves de Ksara, a winery nearby. The winery is on the site of a midieval fortress (ksar, in Arabic). In the 18th century, French Jesuit ...