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(600m - 24km from Beirut) This
village has retained its traditional crafts of pottery and bell making
into the modern age. The only bell foundry in Lebanon, the craftsmen
here cast the half-ton bronze bells in a single mold. The bells are
usually made for Lebanon's Christian churches, who order them to a
specific pitch.
Pottery workshops, which are open only during the summer months, turn out
a selection of pottery ware including the huge storage jars that are
traditionally used for olive oil, preserved meat or arak.
Beit Chabab is an interesting village with many traditional houses and
churches, the oldest of which is the Saydet el Ghabeh (Our Lady of the
Forest), which dates to 1761.
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