Approximately 20 km from Beirut, in the mountains, there is a city called Ariza - an important place for pilgrims that like a complex located there. It's fascinating to get to the complex by cableway from Jounieh - it takes 10 minutes and about 7 US dollars (there and back).
Cableroad is called "Teleferic" in French, most part of the way from Jounieh is via this cableroad.
In the end of the way it's necessary to change for funicular - a rail van that will lift you to the top for 2 minutes - this time will be enough you understand the difference between the teleferic and funicular.
On the territory of the complex there is a statue of the Virgin Mary painted white and a huge Maronite cathedral that in fact more resembles a building of a spaceport.
Not far from that fantastic cathedral is St. Paul Melkite Catholic Church in the Byzantine style that looks more familiar...
A view from the mountain at the coast including the northern part of Beirut.
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