3 rd ▁when ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁true ▁cross . ▁The ▁Cross ▁of ▁All ▁Nations ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁B ask inta ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁this . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁native ▁village ▁of ▁Mik h ail ▁Na im y , ▁one ▁of ▁Leb anon ' s ▁greatest ▁think ers ▁and ▁men ▁of ▁letters ▁world ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁spiritual ▁writ ings , ▁not ably ▁“ The ▁Book ▁of ▁M ird ad ”. ▁A ▁poet , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁phil os opher , ▁Na im y ▁co - f ounded , ▁along ▁with ▁K hal il ▁Gib ran ▁and ▁others , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁literary ▁society ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pen ▁League . ▁He ▁person ified ▁B ask inta ' s ▁natural ▁scenarios ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁writ ings . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁in ▁a ▁h ut ▁surrounded ▁by ▁extraordinary ▁rock ▁form ations ▁that ▁Na ime h ▁draft ed ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁monument al ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁home ▁of ▁award ▁winning ▁novel ist ▁and ▁journalist ▁A min ▁Ma al ou f ▁at ▁Ain ▁el ▁Q ab ou ▁is ▁nearby ▁B ask inta ▁where ▁his ▁novel ▁" The ▁Rock ▁of ▁T ano is " ▁is ▁also ▁set . ▁Ma al ou f ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁summer ▁house ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁B ask inta ▁Liter ary ▁Tra il , ▁a ▁ 2 4 - km ▁long , ▁offers ▁h ik ers ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁discover ▁ 2 2 ▁literary ▁land marks ▁related ▁to ▁several ▁acc laimed , ▁Leb