The Deserted Dona Maria

Last easter i went with my older brother to Lebanon. We decided to take my cousin and walk around my fathers village and check out the Dona Maria. A famous castle that was used to film old movies Western and Arabic.

It is now deserted and its large gardens and courtyard used to host Weddings.
It is such a beautiful castle that was taken over by the Syrians during the war long ago. They stole everything inside the castle and even took the stairs that was made of gold.

I was blown away when i was allowed to enter it. I immediately could imagine how it looked like with the furniture and all the rich aristocrats having parties and the cooks and servants working in the huge kitchen. It really moved me.