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  • Habtoor Grand Hotel, Convention Centre & Spa - Beirut33.8694935.53691
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Beirut

Paris of the Middle East

The city of Beirut is one of the most attractive in the eastern Mediterranean. Despite all setbacks, this resilient city manages to retain its status as a tourist, cultural and intellectual centre of the Middle East.

The new Downtown Beirut, the Hamra district, is a network of cafés, restaurants, hotels, banks and fashion outlets. Here the famous Café de Paris can still be visited. The Grand Mosque, several churches as well as Roman ruins can be seen in this area.

On the coast, the dramatic cliffs and the famous Pigeon Rocks are fairly spectacular and a natural magnet for the visitors. The stretch of Corniche directly in front of the rocks faces a sheer drop of about a hundred metres to the sea. The smallest café in the world, with two chairs, invites the walkers to sit down and watch the waves crash through the rocks. Several museums, gardens and monuments in the city tell the story of the happy and painful times of Beirut.
Places of interest

Beirut offers some fascinating sightseeing that includes the Great Al Omari Mosque and the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St George in the city and the nearby historical sites at Tyre, Byblos and Baalbeck.

For the family

The Luna Park Funfair on the Corniche and The Habtoorland outside of the city centre are popular destinations for the younger ones.

Best buys

The city’s numerous shopping areas include Hamra Street, Achrafieh, Bourj Hammoud and Basta Tahta. Designer fashions, Lebanese crafts and antiques, as well as gold and silver jewellery are amongst some of the best buys.

Out and about

Evening entertainment is colourful, with excellent nightclubs, theatres, casinos as well as elegant restaurants and pavement cafés.

Sporting attractions

Winter skiing is available on the snow-capped mountains of the Cedars, Faqra and Faraya.

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