Next Stop – Byblos, Lebanon's Ancient Port, Reawakens – NYTimes ...

For years, Byblos's main draws were its Crusader citadel, Phoenician ramparts and Bronze Age ruins of L-shaped temples scattered along a seaside bluff like oversized Lego blocks. Byblos lays claim to being ... Across the street, two new hotels (one with a full-service spa) opened this year, and the scaffold-covered Byblos-Sur-Mer Hotel by the harbor is getting a needed makeover. A slate of new boutique hotels is in the early stages of development. Skip to next paragraph ...