{"id":10138,"date":"2026-07-17T13:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maaloufarchitects.com\/?post_type=press_article&p=10138"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:38:20","slug":"the-best-things-to-do-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"press_article","link":"https:\/\/maaloufarchitects.com\/?press_article=the-best-things-to-do-in-beirut","title":{"rendered":"Conde Nast Traveler -The best things to do in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The best things to do in Beirut<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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Visit the city that got its groove back<\/div>\n
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By\u00a0<\/span>Raffaella Barker<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Beirut, the city of contrasts, where the jacaranda flowers and oleander fill the streets and gardens of old, crumbling French-style villas, where one shop window glitters with ancient Roman glass and priceless ancient art pieces and the next doorway is riddled with bullet holes, relics of the 2006 civil war.<\/p>\n

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Rising like the proverbial phoenix,\u00a0Beirut<\/a>\u00a0is vibrant and exciting, soulful and complex yet welcoming and cosmopolitan. When you hit Beirut and the bars of Gemmayzeh, you feel the pulse of the city, and it\u2019s racing. Stay up late \u2013 there are more drinking hot spots and clubs tucked away like precious gems across the city. Any of the coloured steps that lead from the main Gemmayzeh drag will take you to a new flight of fun, a new level of sophisticated engagement with one of the most vibrant cities you can visit.<\/p>\n

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View of one of the streets in Gemmayze district of Beirut, Lebanon<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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