Taanayel :) 

Photo By Ali Badawi

Southeast of Chtaura, a few kilometers from Zahle, Beirut 48km and 900m above sea level, is a beautiful part of the Bekaa Tana he (Tana, dragon, chaos, disorder, a cauldron, bowl, cauldron of God El), which was ceded to Tannayel reverend Jesuit fathers in 1860 by the Turkish government to compensate the killing of five RP Jesuits, was a marshy and unhealthy region, full of mosquitoes and discomfort, many fathers died there malaria, but with a nice tenacity, PR drainèrent soil, they planted trees, made ​​a farm fresh produce, orchards, a farm of cows, goats, sheep etc ... a great and modern cheese and others ... their premium products, great demand. The Jesuits, on adjacent slopes Ksara, installed a telescope, cultivated vineyards in the famous wines. Their university U.S.J. it has installed its Faculty of Agriculture.


Tannayel became an agricultural region of great wealth where the vines and all kinds of fruit trees are maintained: peaches, apples, pears etc. cherries ...

Photo By Ali Badawi

It even created a 'pond' of great beauty adding to the spectacle of a plain water mark fraîcheure charm which reflect sky, clouds, trees ...

Long driveways or paths lined with trees with their prospects to take us far horizons dreams of escape to a house suitable for meditation and retreat, where the shadows with their blue language relax us ...

This house became the retirement home of the old fathers who are still engaged in work or intellectual or pastoral or gardening ...

A small chapel of the convent, very sober receives villagers around to offices. Many flee to space walks in the four directions; far from any pollution.

The environment in Tana it is healthier, it is a 'field' or 'Una Finca a farm in Spanish. Fathers, have arranged to Ksara an observatory and a seismograph, the first in the region and better equipped. Ksara cellars, already famous in Roman times which we always see and underground shade and freshness are shown have been multiplied. Their visit is part of the program any good tourist agent.


Tourists warned head every day he Tana to visit and sourcing quality products, and allow children who have the passion to observe the animals for breeding or frolicking in the shade of large trees .