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(Traditional Village
- 26 km from Beirut)
The road to Richmaya goes through Ain Traz, where Lebanese Greek Catholic patriarchs had their residence between 1811 and 1981. You can still see the traditional "discussion benches" near the residence porch, where people used to talk in the shade of the ancient oak tree.
Richmaya village is a pleasant place to walk. Old houses line the main street and several of its buildings are classed as historic monuments. Look for the 18th century
Maronite monastery of Saint Antoine of Sir, the Church of Mar Qiriqos and the old residence of Geagea Abi Farah.
On the town's hillsides are ancient tombs cut into the rock. The verdant area around the hydroelectric station below the village makes a pleasant picnic spot. The waters of the Nabaa es-Safa,
the stream that also drives the station's turbines, cool it.
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