"Gleaming five-star leviathan, symbol of Libya's optimism."
Libya is emerging from years of isolation to become one of North Africa's hottest destinations, mainly thanks to the Roman ruined city of Leptis Magna. Our Libya travel articles offer a glimpse of its crazy capital Tripoli but beyond there are more little-known wonders including ancient rock art in Fezzan and the spectacular desert landscapes in the Sahara.
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"Gleaming five-star leviathan, symbol of Libya's optimism."
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Have You Met the Colonel? | Barnaby Rogerson | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Tripoli, Tripoli
Libya creates a knee jerk response in conversation. "Have you met Colonel Qaddafi?" is followed by "is it safe?" After six years taking lecture tours round its unforgettable classical ruins, all I can say is
Libya Sur Commande | Barnaby Rogerson | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Tripoli, Tripoli
I have plotted, schemed and tried to charm my way onto various expeditions into Libya and its Sahara over the last twelve years but this was my first command
A Tripolitanian Shopping Basket | Fiona Dunlop | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Tripoli, Tripoli
While you are unlikely to find a Libyan restaurant beyond their borders, Libyan food is far more than just ‘tent cookery’, as a string of foreign invaders has made for a gastro-eclectically cuisine