St. Paul Basilica

St. Paul Basilica: 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 St. Paul Basilica

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 St. Paul Basilica — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.97931, 35.65003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near St. Paul Basilica

• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ruins of Nahr El Kalb · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~7 km · Must-see
• Antelias cave · cave · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Archeological site of Faqra · fort · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Cross · fort · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Temple of the obelisks · temple · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sursock Museum · museum · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicolas garden · park · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ancient Tell: Beirut Castle · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crusader Castle · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Al Majidieh · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Martyr's Monument · fort · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Emir Assaf Mosque · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Al-Omari Grand Mosque · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nourieh Chapel · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Greek Catholic Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint George Orthodox Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Muhammad al-Amin Mosque · dargah · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of St. Paul Basilica

Other churches near St. Paul Basilica

• Bkerke · church · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nourieh Chapel · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Greek Catholic Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint George Orthodox Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St Elias and St Gregory the Illuminator · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• St George Maronite Cathedral · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis · church · Beirut Governorate · ~20 km · Must-see
• National Evangelical Church of Beirut · church · Beirut Governorate · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Elias Maronite Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Bible Evangelical Church · church · Beirut Governorate · ~22 km · Must-see

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