In the south of Lebanon is Tibnin, became famous for the fact that the headquarters Italian-led contingent of the "West Sector" of the UN mission known as UNIFIL.
This small town is built around an interesting place castle on a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside. Its stones have witnessed the passage of the opposing armies engaged in the Crusades.
was built in 1104 by Hugues de Saint Omer, governor of Tiberias, in preparation for the siege of Tyre. In 1187, following the battle of Hittin, the castle was conquered by Saladin in 1229 but was reoccupied by the French which was again subtracted from the Mamluk sultan Beybars in 1266 this house was later enlarged and modified, particularly so in the seventeenth century. by the governor of Acre, Zaher Al Omar. Much of the building was destroyed by Ahmed al-Jazzar and since then the interior is in ruins.
However, the castle has an area of \u200b\u200b2000 square meters. and preserves the fortified outer walls, on which in recent years were carried out extensive restoration work (even by the military to UNIFIL).
From the castle you can enjoy spectacular views over the surrounding region.
The manor house is unattended and requires no more than 30 minutes for your visit.
Given the scarcity of space for parking, you should reach the castle with a short uphill walk of five minutes, which begins near the hospital in Tibnin.
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