Deir Mar Youssef

Deir Mar Youssef: 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 Deir Mar Youssef

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 Deir Mar Youssef — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.20880, 35.69712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deir Mar Youssef

• Castle of Smar Jbeil · fort · North Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mussaylha Fort · fort · North Governorate · ~9 km · Must-see
• Temple of the obelisks · temple · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Monastery Saint Maron · Buddhist site · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sisters Olive Trees of Noah · attraction · North Governorate · ~15 km · Must-see
• Roman Temple Bziza · temple · North Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• Baatara gorge waterfall · waterfall · North Governorate · ~21 km · Must-see
• Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Archeological site of Faqra · fort · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Monastère Saint-Serge-et-Saint-Bacchus · church · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Taynal Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mu'allaq Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Elisha Monastery · church · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Qala'at Tarablus · fort · North Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mansouri Great Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Abd al-Wahid Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Al-Uwaysiyat · dargah · North Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deir Mar Youssef

Other churches near Deir Mar Youssef

• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Monastère Saint-Serge-et-Saint-Bacchus · church · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Elisha Monastery · church · North Governorate · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Greek Catholic Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nourieh Chapel · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint George Orthodox Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• St George Maronite Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Maronite Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~49 km · Must-see

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