LIBYA
Stretching from the Mediterranean to the Sahara, Libya
is a vast and diverse land relatively new to tourism
but blossoming into one of the most fascinating countries
of the region. At the crossroads of empire for the last
12,000 years, Libya can boast an unrivalled heritage
from the great Greek and Roman civilisations to the
Arab-Islamic and indigenous Saharan dynasties that have
all left their mark both culturally and physically on
the nation. From cosmopolitan Tripoli – the white
city of the Mediterranean – to the traditional
Berber heartland around Gharyan and Ghadames; from classical
Libya with its plethora of unrivalled Greek and Roman
ruins to the vast Sahara desert to the south –
home to the Tuareg, undiscovered oases and unimaginable
sand-seas – Libya is a country of contrasts. Linked
to the ancient and near past, the country is today looking
to the future and its warmth and hospitality makes Libya
one of North Africa’s best-kept secrets.
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