BEIRUT, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon will witness in June this year a Greek festival in the coast city of Byblos, the first such event in the country, said the organizer on Tuesday.
"This is the first time that Lebanon hosts such a big event focusing on Greece after having launched a few small folkloric Greek events in the past," George Eid, director of the Greek festival in Lebanon, told Xinhua.
Eid said that the event aims at strengthening cultural and tourism exchange between Lebanon and Greece.
The three-day festival, set to start on June 7, will promote tourism through Greek travel agents who will give advices to Lebanese people about the most attractive places to visit in Greece.
Eid told Xinhua that there will be kiosks with Greek food and products in addition to an open door cinema which will play Greek movies.
"There will also be professional Greek ladies giving visitors Greek dancing lessons," he said, adding that singers will perform Arabic and Greek songs all through the festival.
