Phoenicians Road and Shnaneer walking trail to boost tourism in Lebanon

The tourism minister Michel Pharaon lauded the accomplishments of his ministry. Pharaon was speaking on Tuesday during his participation in the conference to promote so-called ‘Phoenicians Road’ held in London on the sideline of the International Tourism and Travel Exhibition. Pharaon stated that his ministry is anticipating much from the said project in both the touristic and cultural arenas. It should be noted, that the Phoenicians Road is a joint venture, launched back in February, 2015, by the Lebanese ministry of tourism and the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The project seeks to highlight designated cultural and archeological landmarks from the ancient Civilization in some 18 Mediterranean countries. In the same vein, the Nature Reserve of Shnaneer inaugurated new walking trails in a ceremony held on Tuesday at Mar Maroon Ruways Monastery. The Reserve committee’s president, Butros Abi Nasr, outlined in his address the objectives of the walking corridors, which are, 1) walking in nature away from pollution, and 2) activating the protocol signed between the Reserve and the Holy Spirit University-Kaslik to carry out scientific, environmental and biodiversity research after the entry to the woodlands of researchers was secured. (Al Mustaqbal, November 9 and 10, 2016 )