Map of Byblos from above, Byblos (Jbeil) marked with a wine glass

Winery · Byblos

Byblos (Jbeil)

Oldest continuously inhabited city (5000 BC onward): Phoenician alphabet birthplace, cedar-to-Egypt hub. UNESCO '84. 8,000 years of trade, language, wine.

What to do there

TourByblos (Jbeil)One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Phoenicians shipped wine from this port 5,000 years ago — the word "Bible" comes from Byblos (papyrus was traded here). Roman temples, Crusader castle, fishing harbor. Local wines available in old town.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Ghazir Chateau Musar Hochar family's Ghazir estate (since 1930) creates 2.8M bottles yearly from Bekaa Valley grapes.
Winery · Ghazir Château Musar - Legacy of the Hochar Dynasty Hochar dynasty legacy since 1930 at Ghazir.
Winery · Basbina IXSIR - World's Greenest Winery CNN's world's greenest winery—1,800m altitude, solar-powered, 22 grape varieties on Lebanese's largest planted roof.