Mar Takla

Mar Takla: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Mar Takla

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach Mar Takla — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.91250, 35.74988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mar Takla

• The Cross · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~10 km · Must-see
• Archeological site of Faqra · fort · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
• Antelias cave · cave · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Sannine · viewpoint · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ruins of Nahr El Kalb · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Silk Museum · museum · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~24 km · Must-see
• Roman Lower Temples of Niha · fort · Beqaa Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lower Small Temple of Niha · fort · Beqaa Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Baabda Palace · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nymphaeum of Temnin el-Foka · fort · Baalbek-Hermel Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Serail Baabda · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• St Jirjiss Hadath · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sursock Museum · museum · Beirut Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicolas garden · park · Beirut Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tell Shaikh Hassan al Rai · fort · Beqaa Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Roman temple of Qasr Neba · fort · Baalbek-Hermel Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crusader Castle · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mar Takla

Other churches near Mar Takla

• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Jirjiss Hadath · church · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator · church · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nourieh Chapel · church · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Greek Catholic Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint George Orthodox Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• St George Maronite Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis · church · Beirut Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• National Evangelical Church of Beirut · church · Beirut Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Maronite Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see

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