A mountain town above the Holy Valley — Gibran’s birthplace and gateway to the Cedars.
Bcharré is a beautiful mountain town in north Lebanon, perched above the Qadisha Valley about 105 km from Beirut. Best known as the birthplace of the poet and artist Gibran Khalil Gibran, it’s home to the Gibran Museum and serves as the gateway to both the Holy Valley and the famous Cedars of God.
"Quick facts",
Bcharré is forever linked to Gibran Khalil Gibran, the Lebanese-American poet and painter whose book ‘The Prophet’ became one of the best-selling works of all time. Gibran was born here in 1883, and his tomb and a museum of his art now sit in a former monastery overlooking the valley he loved.
The poet’s art, manuscripts and tomb, in a converted hillside monastery.
Dramatic vistas down into the Qadisha gorge.
Stone houses and churches in a classic mountain setting.
Bcharré is about 105 km north of Beirut — roughly a 2-hour drive into the mountains. It’s usually visited on a northern day tour together with the Qadisha Valley and the Cedars of God.
As the birthplace of Gibran Khalil Gibran, author of ‘The Prophet,’ and as the gateway to the Qadisha Valley and the Cedars of God.
About 105 km — roughly a 2-hour drive into the northern mountains.
The Gibran Museum, sweeping views over the Holy Valley, and the nearby Cedars of God.
