Sidon’s Sea Castle is said to have stood for almost 800 years. Built by crusaders, destroyed by the Mamluks and restored by Fakhreddine, the castle, as well as the city that surrounds it, are steeped ...

Visitors to the Phoenician town of Sidon in south Lebanon will surely not feel the power of history if they miss going to the adjoining Old City. Built during the Mamluk era more than 700 years ago, ...

The castle and the harbour of Saida, the ancient Sidon. Called Kul'at el Bahr (Castle on the Sea). It stands on a rocky island opposite the north-east end of the town, with which it is connected by an ...

Sidon holds a prominent place in history, with some of the world’s greatest civilisations wandering through at one time or another. The name Sidon, is the ancient biblical name, and is referenced in ...