Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Get To Know Baskinta: The Lebanese Town Hosting the IFTTC 2016

Baskinta, a Lebanese village situated in the Metn area, provides a combination of cultural, sport and religious tourism. The town of Baskinta will be hosting the upcoming International Fair Trade Towns Conference taking place in Lebanon on July 2nd & 3rd, 2016.

Baskinta was an inspiration to many literary pieces written by renowned authors, like Mikhail Naimy, who resided there. It also has its own literary trail which allows visitors to walk through the inspirational places writers have walked through and wrote about. It is also coveted for its beautiful nature that suits both winter and summer tourism, with snow in the winter and fun in sun summer activities.
In terms of agriculture, it is most famous for its delicious apples and cherries and has a food-processing cooperative that provides all traditional Lebanese products, especially jams.
Learn more about Baskinta.






1 comment:

  1. These are very nice photographs. Makes me want to visit Baskinta!

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