City break in Beirut. Active leisure ideas for Beirut - attractions, recreation and nightlife

Beirut invites its guests to visit widest selection of shops dedicated to various themes. People, who don’t like shopping have a wonderful opportunity to on the beautiful beaches of the city or visit one of noisy parties at local nightclubs. The embankment remains one of the most popular areas for walking. Travelers will be enjoyed to find numerous shops, restaurants and cafes along it. The embankment will be also truly loved by fishermen. You can see fans of fishing at any time of a day. As a rule, they sit comfortably on the rocky areas with long rods. Rafik Hariri beach is the most popular destination for family beach rest. This is the only sandy beach in the city, the entrance to which is absolutely free.

Hamra is considered the main shopping district of Beirut. This is the place where you will find the biggest part of modern shopping centers and pavilions. There are several excellent restaurants hidden among the colorful shops. Their menus will be genuinely appreciated even by gourmets. Such items as exquisite oriental robes, jewelry, pottery and wood, as well as Phoenician statuettes remain the most popular souvenirs that tourists buy in the memory of their trip. Liban et d'Orient is the best place to shop memorable gifts. This is the great place if your aim is to purchase the most unusual souvenirs. Unusual silver products can be found in the shop named Princesse and Sultan Artisanat. This is the place where you can find exclusive kitchen sets and fine jewelry.

Ariana Carpets is often called the best carpet shop in the city. Simply no visitor can enter this shop and leave it without buying something. Beirut is also famous for its antique shops, such as Art Deco, in which visitors are free to purchase beautiful paintings, antique furniture, and other attractive antiques. Clothing stores can be found virtually on every step. They will surprise their visitors not only by a variety of goods, but also by very attractive prices. Beirut is surely famous for its nightlife. The local clubs and bars organize engaging parties and colorful presentations literally every day. Both local residents and tourists enjoy visiting popular SkyBar - this venue is both a club and a bar. Hot dancing, exciting entertainment program and plenty of delicious treats are the main advantages of SkyBar. Other popular nightlife destinations of the city are White Beirut, Buddha, Whisky Mist Beirut, The Loft and the BO18. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

The Lebanese capital has plenty of entertainment to offer for an active holiday. Thus, ecological tours such as Lebanon Tours and Travels, Vamos Todos are extremely popular here. You can also go on gastronomic tours including visiting the best restaurants, wine bars and pubs in the capital. Some of the popular tours are Taste Lebanon, Pub Crawl Beirut, and Club Grappe Wine Tours. The easiest way to travel around the city is by rented transport. Most tourists use a bicycle, for which you can contact Beirut By Bike.

Hyppodrome du Parc de Beyrouth is a great place to have fun, especially if you're visiting it during Beirut Cultural Festivals. However, this is not crucial because this place overgrown with greenery is just created to being admired, just like you enjoy the show at the racetrack. Locals and tourists go to Cinemacity or Grand Concorde Cinema to watch some good movies, and if you want to attend a cultural event, be sure to visit Metro Al Madina or Caracalla Dance Theater.

Beirut has many entertainment centers that give a lot of joy to everyone who is interested in their services. Some of the best ones are CosmoCity where everyone can choose a training to his/her liking and CZ Game Center, a kind of paradise for gamers. If you're vacationing with small travelers, such entertainment facilities as Kids Planet, KidzMondo, and Kidz Nation should not be ignored. Target shooting is also popular, and a facility offering this kind of entertainment is called Kaslik Gun Club.

Such entertainment as escape quests is quite common here. Escape The Room is sure to please everyone without exception - both avid players and beginners, Exit Beirut is another interesting place where even children are frequent visitors, and Clue Club is ideal for those attracted by the enchanting atmosphere of quests and interiors. Those who watch their figure are recommended to go to Goodlife Fitness Gym, and those who are bored without visiting sports events will appreciate Camile Shamun Sports City, Municipal Stadium and Al Safa Stadium, or rather sports competitions taking place here.

Beirut is also rich in green parks where you can relax from the worldly bustle. These are such parks as Sanayeh Garden - a great place to find peace, Garden of Forgiveness - ideal for those who like to walk in places breathing the history, and Hursh Beirut striking with the abundance of greenery. Among remarkable water & theme parks are Watergate and Waves Aqua Park & Resorts where children can enjoy riding water slides, Dino City Prehistoric Park is sure to impress everyone who adores dinosaurs like George from Peppa Pig, and, of course, the famous Beirut Luna Park, one of the oldest in Beirut.

The hometown of Keanu Reeves is very interesting for people wishing to touch history or art through visiting cultural institutions. For these purposes, the city has museums such as the National Museum of Beirut introducing visitors to the history of the capital of Lebanon, the unique Mim Museum with its rich collection of minerals, Banque Du Liban Museum where you can get acquainted with the history of the state through the prism of the financial system, the Silk Museum - a kind of ethnic museum, and Robert Mouawad Private Museum ideal for those who are fond of oriental culture. Outstanding art galleries include Nicolas Sursock Museum, Audi Mosaic Museum, and Beirut Art Center.

However, your vacation should not be limited to this kind of entertainment. The time of bars and clubs comes at night, and there are quite a lot of them in the city, so it's really easy to find some interesting facilities. Thus, fans of luxury restaurants will definitely appreciate Al Mandaloun Club, everyone who is fond of beer will be delighted from visiting Pub Crawl Beirut, and Iris Beirut is an ideal place for those wishing a lot of dancing. The Next Whiskey Bar is usually visited, as the name implies, by fans of strong drinks, Godot is attractive for its wide choice of various drinks and cocktails, and Maillon The Club - for its casual atmosphere and great music.