Dear Yves,
Welcome to Lebanon - it's all worth it! Will you be travelling by bicycle, motorbike or car?
The last ferry to Lebanon has been about 20 years ago! And there is no need for it with Cyprus driving on the left and basically no onward ferry to Greece any longer (just the truck ferry which Lebanese would never use ...). So chances for something to come up next summer are zero, I'm afraid.
The aspect of Lebanon being landlocked does not count for Cyprus: Most Lebanese who want to spend their summer holiday in Lebanon will go by car to Turkey and take the ferry from there. Not too many do this, though, since the old ferry from Italy to Turkey also does not run any longer. So except for the few who need to transport a lot of luggage, the long car ride (with the horrific gasoline prices in Turkey) does not make sense for 99 per cent of the Lebanese anymore.
By contrast, you can today easily cross from the Greek to the Turkish part of Cyprus. I was told that at least as an EU citizen, you can then also leave from Girne. The other direction seems to be more difficult since then you would have entered Cyprus "illegally".
Greetings,
Achim
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