BatrouniyatThe association. Since April 2009
A town that hosts itself.
Batrouniyat exists to create a living interaction between the producers of Batroun and to shed new light on the touristic, artistic and cultural life of the region. A hub where artisans and craftspeople share their skills, safeguard heritage, and sell their produce in an ever-growing marketplace, so they can build a life where they were born.
The story
Founded to keep a region alive.
The beginning
Gebran and Chantal Bassil found Batrouniyat in April, to breathe new life into the region of Batroun.
Beit El Mouneh
A one-of-a-kind venue and a living pantry: forty-eight-plus traditional preserves, sold and safeguarded.
The farmers
The harvest of over a hundred farmers, from towns across the caza, finds its market.
The host of Batroun
From weddings and choirs under the vaults to the roar of Batroun Foot City, Batrouniyat hosts it all.
What we do
Four pillars, one region.
Beit El Mouneh
A living pantry of Batroun. Forty-eight-plus traditional preserves, including the rare ones — dried fish, seashore grass, verjuice, tangerine syrup, chili paste, sage water, pumpkin jam.
Standing with farmers
We distribute the harvest of more than one hundred farmers from towns across the Batroun region, so growers can build a life where they were born.
A one-of-a-kind venue
Historic vaulted architecture and a garden host weddings, engagements and cultural and religious concerts — from private celebrations to the Saint Rafqa choir.
Al Batrouni & the youth center
Distinctive Lebanese cooking that draws visitors and feeds the local economy, alongside a planned youth center for culture and sport.
Beit El Mouneh shelves
Forty-eight preserves, and counting.
Get in
One gate for everything Batrouniyat hosts.
Tickets are now fully in-house. Starting with Batroun Foot City, this is the only place to get in. Secure, encrypted checkout; price re-checked at payment.