Beirut Travel Guide - Lebanese Charm
Beirut Travel Guide - Lebanese Charm
Beirut is the capital city of Lebanon with a population of approximately 2.1 million people in its metropolitan area. The city is on a relatively small headland jutting into the east Mediterranean. It is by far the biggest city in Lebanon. Due to Lebanon's small size the capital has always held the status as the only true cosmopolitan city in the country, and ever since the independence, has been the commercial and financial hub of Lebanon.
Beirut has survived a rough history, falling under the occupation of one empire after another,. Originally named Bêrūt, The Wells by the Phoenicians, Beirut's history goes back more than 5000 years. Excavations in the downtown area have unearthed layers of Phoenician, Hellenistic, Roman, Arab and Ottoman civilizations.
Beirut enjoys Mediterranean climate. Come in April to June for warm, dry days and long, cool evenings (15–25°C). Temperatures in July and August rise above 30°C and humidity can be somewhat overwhelming. Most areas of Beirut have a friendly atmosphere and Beirutis have a reputation for being very polite, friendly, sociable and outgoing. The locals are used to the sight of foreigners and many of them are happy to get to know you and even to show you around the city.
Districts of Beirut includes :
Downtown
Badaro
Hamra
Ain El Mraiseh
Clémenceau
Manara
Rawcheh
Verdun
Ramlet El Baida
Ashrafieh
Gemmayze
Mar Mikhael
Monot Street
Jnah
Beirut was once the self-proclaimed Paris of the Middle East. It still has an outdoor cafe culture, and European architecture can be found everywhere. Many Beirutis (as well as other Lebanese) speak French and/or English, to varying degrees, along with Arabic. Each district has its own sights and places to visit. The following listings are just some highlights of things that you really should see if you can during your visit to Beirut. The complete listings are found on each individual district page.
A lot to see in Beirut such as :
National Museum of Beirut
Sursock Museum
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
Beirut Central District
Martyrs' Square, Beirut
Raoucheh
Gouraud
Zaitunay Bay
Grand Serail
Hamra
Raouche Rocks
mim museum
Souk El Tayeb
René Moawad Garden
Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Roman Baths, Beirut
Al-Omari Grand Mosque
Beit Beirut
American University of Beirut
Verdun
Mar Mikhael
Ain Al Mraiseh
Manara
Gemmayzeh
Maronite Cathedral of Saint George, Beirut
Sanayeh
Beirut Luna Park
Sahet Al Nejmeh
Verdun
Planet Discovery
TayounehSassine Square
Corniche Ain Mreisse
St nicholas stairs
Villa Audi Mosaic Museum
AUB Beach
Nijmeh Square
St. Maroun - Church
Dar El-Nimer for Arts and Culture
Badaro
Ra's Bayrut
Horsh Beirut - حرج بيروت
Geitawi
Bab Idriss
Museum of Lebanese Prehistory
Saray
Ramlet al-Baida
AUB Assembly Hall
Pigeon Rocks
Place de l'Etoile
Jeita Grotto
Lebanese cuisine is a mix of Arab, Turkish, and Mediterranean influences, and enjoys a worldwide reputation for its richness and variety as well as its Mediterranean health factor. Olive oil, herbs, spices, fresh fruits and vegetables are commonly used, as well as dairy products, cereals, fishes and various types of meat. A visit to Beirut includes the traditional Lebanese Mezze (Meza), an elaborate variety of thirty hot and cold dishes.
As the city is quite compact, walking is the best way of getting around, and perfect for getting off the beaten track to find unexpected surprises. Most people however will not walk throughout the city, rather they will walk within certain districts and take cars/taxis to get from one district to another. Streets are poorly signposted, often giving a number instead of the street name you will have on your map, and few Beiruti locals would know how to navigate according to their names.
There are lots of hotels in Beirut's metropolitan area, ranging from cheap hostels to luxury suite hotels. Prices and quality vary across the spectrum, but if you look well enough, there's bound to be the perfect hotel inside whatever budget you set.
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3D Mapping in Lebanon - La Nuit Des Musees 2018
Cre8mania was honored to do a live 3D mapping projection on the exterior of the National Museum of Beirut. This event was under the patronage of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture and organized by Events and More.
The projection was 7-minute long and consisted of animations related to the main epochs that have crossed our history: from the creation of the universe to the future.
The epochs covered by the animations:
• The Big Bang: Where it all started
• The Prehistoric Cave Age: Cavemen, Fire & Animal Herds
• The Bronze Age: The Sarcophagus of Ahiram
• The Iron Age: Anthropoid Sarcophagi
• The Roman Age: Mosaic, Baalbek Temple & The Roman Arena
• The Byzantine Period: The Church with tainted glass
• The Arab Conquest Period: Islamic Art
• The Future: Tomorrow’s History
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Lebanese National Museum 3D mapping
Events and More: La Nuit des musées 2015, Lebanese National Museum, 3D Mapping Show, 27 March 2015
DECOVENTURE: La Nuit des Musées 2017
A cultural venture like no other in the heart of Beirut; a night at the Museums. On the 4th edition of La Nuit des Musées, 13 Museums opened their doors free of charge for one night to support culture, history and heritage. I had the opportunity to visit The National museum of Beirut, MIM museum, Sursock museum and Villa Audi and here's a recap of the magic of each one of them.
Cronospazi Cromatici - Mostra del pittore Marco Ceravolo, Beirut 11/9/ 2013
Beirut has been chosen as the venue for Marco Ceravolo's first ever exhibition in the Middle East. Ceravolo is undoubtedly one of the most stimulating painters working in Italy today. He was born in Bergamo in Northern Italy where he still lives and works.
Marco Ceravolo is unique. Unlike so many contemporary artists he does not set out to shock his public by using provocative images and nor does he belong to any of the numerous neo-avant-garde movements. His paintings have their roots in Greek, Phoenician, Etruscan and Roman art. Although linked to the Antique he is, at the same time, a highly innovative painter. He continuously incorporates a wide range of unconventional materials in his designs: wood, silk, sand, stucco, gauze, organza as well as recycled fabrics. Thus Ceravolo's opere emerge as imaginative, stimulating and without doubt very original.
His latest exhibition reflects the work of an exceptionally eclectic painter. His female figurative compositions, the so called 'cenacoli femminili' are examples of Ceravolo's diversity. While the hieratic silent figures and clear geometric forms pay homage to Giotto and Piero della Francesca, the paintings are imbued with a modernity that corrodes traditional iconography. Like Hockney, Ceravolo has the ability to embrace formalist concepts in his exploration of spatial frontality. As Ceravolo himself admits, many mysteries are hidden within his work, not everything is immediately apparent; very slowly, looking very carefully, a multitude of hidden elements begin to emerge.
Ceravolo's landscapes, with their strips of sand, sackcloth and canvas, impregnated with intense bright colours create strong seas, skies and earth that unite together to create bold geometric images that are ironically devoid of human presence.
Bathsheba Morabito
Bathsheba Morabito is a former curator of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. From 1990-1996 she has been the Director of the Keats-Shelley House in Rome.
Beirut è stata prescelta come luogo ideale per la prima mostra di Marco Ceravolo in Medio Oriente. Ceravolo è senza dubbio uno dei più stimolanti pittori oggi all'opera in Italia. Nato a Bergamo, vi risiede e vi lavora a tutt'oggi.
Marco Ceravolo è unico. Contrariamente a numerosi altri artisti contemporanei, non tenta di sconvolgere il suo pubblico usando immagini provocanti e neanche appartiene a uno dei numerosi movimenti d'avanguardia. Le sue opere affondano le proprie radici nell'arte greca, fenicia, etrusca e romana. Ma anche se legato al Mondo Antico, resta cionondimeno un pittore altamente innovatore, ed immette continuamente una vasta gamma di materiali non convenzionali nelle sue creazioni: legno, seta, sabbia, stucco, garza, organza ed ogni genere di tessuto riciclato. Le opere di Ceravolo si rivelano dunque fantasiose, stimolanti e senza alcun dubbio molto originali.
La sua ultima mostra illustra l'opera di un pittore eccezionalmente eclettico. Le sue composizioni figurative femminili, i « cenacoli femminili », sono l'esempio della varietà di Ceravolo. Benché le silenziose e austere figure e le chiare forme geometriche costituiscano un tributo a Giotto e a Piero della Francesca, le sue opere sono pervase da una modernità che corrode l'iconografia tradizionale. Come Hockney, Ceravolo ha l'abilità di aderire ai concetti del formalismo nella sua esplorazione della frontalità spaziale. Come ammette egli stesso, numerosi misteri si celano nei suoi quadri, l'insieme dell'opera non si svela immediatamente alla vista; lentamente, osservandola con attenzione, une miriade di elementi nascosti emergono gradualmente.
I paesaggi di Ceravolo, con le loro strisce di sabbia, di grossa tela e di canovacci, imbevuti d'intensi colori brillanti, presentano mari, cieli e terre che si uniscono per creare audaci figure geometriche ironicamente vuote di ogni presenza umana.
Bathsheba Morabito
Bathsheba Morabito è stata curatrice del Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra. Dal 1990 al 1996 è stata direttrice del Keats-Shelley House di Roma.