Beiteddine. 43km from Beirut stands this magnificent palace built at the beginning of the 19^th century by the Emir Bechir II, who reigned over Lebanon for more than 50 years.

With its arcades, galleries and rooms decorated by artists from Lebanon, Damascus and Italy, this building is a model of eastern architecture.

Today the palace houses a museum of feudal weapons, costumes and jewelry as well as an archaeological museum of Byzantine mosaics.