Syria and Lebanon Handbook

This handbook to Syria and Lebanon features comprehensive background material on their history, religion, culture and politics, detailed practical travel information, public transport options, hotels and restaurants plus with tips on getting visas.

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This guide to Syria and Lebanon covers the latest developments in this fast-changing region. The handbook features comprehensive background material on history, religion, culture and politics, including a useful illustrated glossary of architectural terms, detailed practical travel information - with tips on getting visas; hotels and restaurants to suit all budgets; where and when to change money; how to phone home or access the internet; and the best public transport options. The route descriptions allow the visitor to explore the winding back-roads of Mount Lebanon or rarely visited areas such as Syria's Jebel Ansariye mountains. Also included is a special section on the overland routes from Europe to the Middle East.