Located 107 km from Beirut and 1420 m above sea level, Hasroun sits on the shoulder of the Qadisha Valley. A beautiful Lebanese village, its thousand-plus red-roofed houses nestle together to form a unique traditional architecture landmark. Most of these houses are surrounded with gardens and orchards, which makes Hasroun one of the most beautiful summer sites of the country, with numerous restaurants and coffeehouses to accommodate tourists and residents.

Name
The name "Hasroun" means "besieged" in Phoenician, which applies to this village as it is naturally surrounded by mountains. Some scholars have it that the name "Hasroun" refers to King Hasraem who built a temple on the ruins of which now stands the ancient church of Mar Laba.

Attractions
Hasroun is an old village, and there are plenty of sites to prove it: An old pagan temple, on the ruins of which ruins now stands Mar Assia church. It has been dated to the 8th century, indicating that it was built before that and that Crusaders have had a hand in rebuilding it. The oldest trace of Christianity in Hasroun goes back to the disciples of Saint Simon of the Pole who went straight to this village.