The Minister of Tourism in the caretaker government, Eng. Walid Nassar, while touring the town of Baissour, announced the inclusion of the “Tallah Trail”, which is located on Radar Hill in the Baysour District, on the tourist map for nature and the environment.

The event was a beautiful scene from the heights of the town of Baissour, which is one of the villages of the Aley district, and from Radar Hill in particular, overlooking Beirut and the rest of the peaks of Mount Lebanon and the south, witnessing a day of environmental tourism under the auspices of the Minister of Tourism and with the participation of former MP Ghazi Al-Aridi and a large number of NGOs active in the field of the environment, as well as people from all regions of Lebanon for the inauguration of the Baysour hima.
Nassar said, “From Baissour, I wish Lebanon how the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) launches the 29th site to connect different parts of Lebanon with each other. We hope that officials in Lebanon will link all these areas with bridges of love, contact, dialogue and closeness. The Ministry of Tourism has decided to include Radar Hill on the local and international tourism map .”
Minister Aridi in turn said, “This is Baysour taking in the children of the nation in a unifying national trail colored by sports, the environment, tourism, development and cooperation so that Lebanon may remain a green paradise. Despite all that is happening in the country, the situation of the state and the collapse of state institutions, and the danger of the absence of the concept of the Lebanese state, the remain ministers and figures who bekieve in Lebanon and in the role of the state.”
Hamada Malaeb, who is responsible for the hima trail at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), pointed out that the idea started with the Baysour Hiking Group, which started a year ago through our efforts, which have now borne fruit in the trail being included in the tourist map. We hope everyone who enjoys hiking in nature visits the Hill Trail.”
Asaad Serhal, Director General of SPNL, said: “We are in Baysour, which is in the path of the Hima trail. Baysour is distinguished by its natural environment, especially the radar site, which overlooks Beirut, the Chouf Cedar Reserve and the valleys. The link between the natural and cultural heritage is embodied through the hima paths and the link between communities in the region through hima for peace.”