Sidon

Sidon (in arabic Saida), on the coast 45 km south of Beirut, is one of the famous names in ancient history. The largest city in south Lebanon, Sidon is a busy commercial center with the pleasant, conservative atmosphere of a small town.
We see here The Sea Castle which is a fortress built by the Crusaders in the early 13 th century on a small island connected to the mainland by a causeway.

The ancient egyptian port, so called because it faced south toward Egypt, was an active harbor in Phoneocian times. Today this harbor is used only for local fishing boats. What remains of this harbor goes back to the Roman era.

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