Balamand Monastery

Balamand Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Balamand Monastery

Season: October to March.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Balamand Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.36829, 35.77977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balamand Monastery

• Taynal Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mu'allaq Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mansouri Great Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Qala'at Tarablus · fort · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Abd al-Wahid Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Al-Uwaysiyat · dargah · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bertasi Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Al-Tawbat Mosque · dargah · North Governorate · ~12 km · Must-see
• Roman Temple Bziza · temple · North Governorate · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mussaylha Fort · fort · North Governorate · ~17 km · Must-see
• Castle of Smar Jbeil · fort · North Governorate · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sisters Olive Trees of Noah · attraction · North Governorate · ~24 km · Must-see
• Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Monastère Saint-Serge-et-Saint-Bacchus · church · North Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horch Ehden Nature Reserve · sanctuary · North Governorate · ~26 km · Must-see
• Baatara gorge waterfall · waterfall · North Governorate · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Elisha Monastery · church · North Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Monastery Saint Maron · Buddhist site · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balamand Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Balamand Monastery

• Monastery of our Lady of Qannoubine Qadisha · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~25 km · Must-see
• Monastery Saint Maron · Buddhist site · Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate · ~34 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Saidnaya Monastery · Buddhist site · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~115 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Nourieh Monastery · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~13 km
• Monastery of St Anthony of Qozhaya · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~23 km
• St Jean Monastery · Buddhist site · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~62 km
• Saint Elias Monastery · Buddhist site · Mount Lebanon Governorate · ~62 km
• Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated · Buddhist site · Rif Dimashq Governorate · ~112 km
• Kfifan's Monastery- Al Hardini · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~21 km
• Quannubine monastery · Buddhist site · North Governorate · ~25 km

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