Beirut Travel Blog

One of the natural wonders of the world, the Jeita Grotto, lies only about 20 miles NE of Beirut and is a destination no visitor to the city should miss. 'Cathedral' in the upper gallery /picture by Pierre Zaritta There are several guided tours which offer trips  but you can also go by taxi....

The Lebanon is not a big country which makes it possible to undertake day trips from Beirut to many of the country’s national treasures of which the palace and museum of Beit Eddine is one of the most famous. In 1788 Emir Bashir Shibab II started to build a palace in the beautiful Chouf district approx....

If you want to get out of Beirut on a Sunday but still be by the sea, enjoy remarkable historic sites, savor particularly good fish, stroll around an old souk and feel like Frank Sinatra or Marlon Brando – then get in the car and take the Tripoli Highway north to Byblos. It’s only about 38km from...

Recently arrived in Beirut, one of my first trips lead me to Our Lady of Lebanon, a famous landmark and symbol of Lebanon.  The statue of the Virgin Mary is perched over 600m high on the top of a mountain called Harissa. Built at the end of the 19th century and inaugurated in 1908, the 20 ton statue...

Beirut’s nightlife is legendary again, but before indulging on a night on the tiles you may want to take a leisurly stroll along the Corniche, Beirut’s waterfront. If you time it right, you will reach the famous rock formation of Pidgeon Rock, sometimes compared to Capri, and watch the sun...