The region is the birthplace of famed poet, painter and sculptor Khalil Gibran; a museum in town honours his life and work.

[3] Bsharri is at the head of the Holy Kadisha Valley, a natural area which contains some of the oldest Christian monastic communities in the Middle East.

[citation needed][6] Maronite Christians fleeing persecution sought refuge in its mountainous terrain in the 7th Century AD.

Bsharri is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center,[9] also to “The Maronite Scouts” that started their activities in early 2000.

[10] On March 22, 2019, The municipalities of Bsharri, Lebanon, and Val d’Isère, France inked an agreement to promote cultural exchange between the two towns.

The mayor of Val d’Isère, Marc Bauer, led a French delegation to Lebanon to inaugurate a program aimed at promoting cultural and athletic exchange between the two famous ski locations.

[13] Before the festival, Bocelli visited the Cedars of God, where he was received by the head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea.

Fifteen million US Dollars have lately been invested to upgrade the facilities and raise the standard of the resort's accommodation, equipment, safety and services.

To comply with international regulations, a refuge with a capacity of 400 persons also needs be built at the top of the gondola, and equipped with telescopes allowing vistas as far away as the island of Cyprus.