The Beiruter

Ghosta is a historic Maronite village whose monasteries, schools and cultural figures helped shape the religious and intellectual life of Mount Lebanon.

A forgotten manuscript revealed Hanna Diyab, a Maronite from Aleppo, as the Christian storyteller whose tales of Aladdin and Ali Baba helped shape One Thousand and One Nights and became part of global culture.

From Lebanon's only bell foundry to its stone alleyways and centuries-old churches, Beit Chabab offers a rare glimpse into the country's living cultural heritage.