The word “Qadisha” comes from a Semitic root meaning “holiness;” consequently, “Wadi Qadisha” means 
the “Holy Valley.” From the prehistoric periods to the Roman era, people lived in the caves and rock 
shelters scattered all over the “Qadisha Valley”. At the dawn of the Christian era, when the new Christian 
religion was introduced into the valley, these caves and rock shelters were transformed into chapels, 
hermitages, and monasteries. Generations of monks, hermits, and ascetics found asylum here. 

On Sunday the 23rd of December, Blue Carrot adventure club organized a guided hike in this 
marvelous historical and ecological valley located in the North of Lebanon.