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Sidon Sea Castle
A 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the Lebanese mainland by a narrow causeway, guarding the ancient port of Sidon.
14 km · about 25 min drive
South Governorate, Lebanon · Asia
Sarafand is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Ghazieh, 44km from Rosh HaNikra Grottoes.
Sarafand is a town located in South Governorate, Lebanon. With a population of 10,965, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Sarafand sits in Lebanon. It's in the Asia/Beirut time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Sarafand to your route.
Sarafand (Arabic: الصرفند, romanized: aṣ-Ṣarafand) is a municipality in southern Lebanon located 10 km south of Sidon overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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Sarafand is located in South Governorate, Lebanon, Asia. The coordinates are 33.4495 latitude, 35.2995 longitude.
Sarafand has a population of approximately 10,965 people, making it a town in Lebanon.
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6 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A 13th-century Crusader fortress built on a small island connected to the Lebanese mainland by a narrow causeway, guarding the ancient port of Sidon.
14 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed ancient Phoenician port city with one of the best-preserved Roman hippodromes in the world and extensive archaeological remains.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Emir Bashir II's early-19th-century palace in the Chouf, built over thirty years with carved cedar ceilings, inlaid marble and a museum of Byzantine mosaics in the stables. Still the president's official summer residence.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Sea-carved tunnels running 200m through white chalk cliffs on the Lebanese border, reached by a cable car advertised as the world's steepest at a 60-degree gradient. The water inside glows electric blue.
44 km · about 50 min drive
restaurant
A tiny Gouraud Street diner serving Lebanese home cooking off a blackboard of daily specials, open over fifty years and through the civil war. Rebuilt after the 2020 port blast destroyed it.
53 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
A Mar Mikhael kitchen where a different village cook takes over each day, laying out a buffet of her own region's dishes and talking diners through them. Part of the Souk el Tayeb farmers' network.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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