Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
The Qadisha valley is one of the most important
early Christian monastic settlements in the world. Its monasteries, many
of which are of a great age, stand in dramatic positions in a rugged
landscape. Nearby are the remains of the great forest of cedars of
Lebanon, highly prized in antiquity for the construction of great
religious buildings.