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Byblos, Lebanon

Byblos Castle

Byblos, Lebanon

Byblos Castle
Photo: Heretiq · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Byblos Castle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon, known in the Crusader period as the Castle of Gibelet. It belonged to the Embriaco family, Lords of the city, who were associated with the Genoese Republic. It stands adjacent to the Phoenician archaeological site containing the ruins of the Temple of Baalat Gebal and the Temple of the Obelisks.

Built
Type
castle, museum
Place
Byblos, Lebanon

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Location

34.12000, 35.64640