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Cruising Lebanon’s compact coast rewards you with high-impact stops and easy day pacing. Beirut’s waterfront pairs a breezy Corniche with the iconic offshore arches of Raouché, photogenic at golden hour. Northward, the bays open toward Jounieh before the shoreline turns rocky around Batroun, where a Phoenician sea wall still rims the spray. Farther on, the port of Byblos layers Bronze Age temples, a Crusader castle, and a pretty harbor within walking distance of beaches. Beyond Tripoli, small boats shuttle to the Palm Islands Nature Reserve—low, flat limestone islets that shelter marine birds and turtles when seas are calm. Southbound, Tyre unfolds along broad sand and a necklace of archaeological parks, including a Roman road, baths, and the famous hippodrome. The entire run is backed by pale cliffs, small headlands, and easy promenades, so sightlines stay open even on short calls.