Ra’s Bayrūt

Worth seeing in and around Ra’s Bayrūt

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   American University of Beirut

   The American University of Beirut is a private, non-sectarian, and independent university chartered in New York with its main campus in Beirut, Lebanon. AUB is governed by a private, autonomous board of trustees and offers programs leading to bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees.

   1.4 km · private university in Lebanon · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Museum of Beirut

   The National Museum of Beirut is the principal museum of archaeology in Lebanon. The collection begun after World War I, and the museum was officially opened in 1942.

   5.1 km · museum in Lebanon · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque

   The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque, also referred to as the Blue Mosque, is a Sunni mosque, 72 m high, minarets´ roof of 65 m high and main dome spire of 48 m high and its roof 42 m, is located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 19th century, a zawiya was built on this site.

   3.7 km · Muslim mosque · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saint Joseph University of Beirut

   Saint Joseph University of Beirut is a private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1875 by French Jesuit missionaries and subsidized by the Government of France during the time when Lebanon was under Ottoman rule. As the oldest French university in Lebanon, it promotes Lebanese culture and upholds a policy of equal admission opportunity without consideration of ethno-religious affiliations.

   4.1 km · private Catholic research university in Beirut, Lebanon · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Lebanese University

   The Lebanese University is the only state-funded public university in Lebanon. It was established in 1951.

   9.5 km · Lebanese public university · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral

   Saint George Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut and its dependencies. It is the city's oldest extant church: it has been built over the disappeared Anastasi Romano-Byzantine Cathedral.

   3.6 km · church and museum in Beirut · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

   Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 49,500 seats, located in the Bir Hassan area of Beirut, Lebanon. The stadium, equipped with athletics facilities, is the largest in the country, and is mostly used for football matches.

   4.5 km · multi-purpose stadium in Beirut · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sursock Museum

   The Sursock Museum, officially known as the Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, is a modern and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon.

   4.6 km · modern art and contemporary art museum in Beirut, Lebanon · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lebanese National Library

   The Lebanese National Library, located in Beirut, is the national library of Lebanon. It closed to the public in 1979 due to the Lebanese Civil War, and its surviving collections were placed in storage.

   2.2 km · Library in Beirut, Lebanon · Wikipedia
10. 10
    law school of Berytus

    The law school of Berytus was a center for the study of Roman law in classical antiquity located in Berytus. It flourished under the patronage of the Roman emperors and functioned as the Roman Empire's preeminent center of jurisprudence until its destruction in AD 551.

    3.5 km · ancient school of Roman law, to 551 AD · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Beirut

   Here you can watch the surf or sunset, have a coffee, and view the red-and-white-striped lighthouse.

2. 02
   Corniche El Manara

   Continuation of the corniche from the port area.

3. 03
   Al Ba'sa

   A spite house, built to obstruct view of the house behind it, in 1954.

From Wikivoyage: Ra’s Bayrūt, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Sporting Club Beach

   Swimming pools and even a tidal pool basin for saltwater swimming right on the sea.

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Getting to Ra’s Bayrūt

Airports

Beirut Rafic Hariri (BEY), 9 km · Damascus (DAM), 111 km · Larnaca (LCA), 201 km

Stations

Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, 9 km · Port of Beirut, 4.7 km

• Damascus → Ra’s Bayrūt

  86 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · $9–13
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• Amman → Ra’s Bayrūt

  221 km · quickest by road, 4h 39m · JD12–16
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• Larnaca → Ra’s Bayrūt

  205 km · quickest by road, 16h 48m · €90–125
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