The British daily newspaper, The Guardian, included the “Balou Balaa” waterfall (also known as the Baatara Gorge Waterfall) in Batroun district, in its travel tips list of “20 of the world's best waterfalls.”

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In its description of the place, The Guardian wrote: “The Cave of Three Bridges near Tannourine village (a 90-minute drive from Beirut) is a primordial wonder. A vertical shaft of icy melt water drops 250 meters through a limestone cave. Over the centuries the water has carved three limestone arcs across the main chamber at the end of a dizzyingly steep gorge. The curved nature of the erosion and abundance of greenery give the impression of an imagined landscape, a sublime rendering of the natural world. The Baatara Gorge can be accessed by trail from the village of Mgharet al-Ghaouaghir and offers an insight into the incredible geology of this tiny, troubled country.”

The list also included places like Cola de Caballo in Pyrenees, Spain; Aquafraggia Falls in Lombardy, Italy; Grawa, Austria; Svartifoss, Iceland; Glen Maye, Isle of Man and other waterfalls from different continents.