Lebanon Never Sleeps: from the Bars of Gemmayzeh to the Clubs of Broummana

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Lebanese nightlife is legendary in the Middle East. Beirut — the Paris of the East — packs a density of bars, pubs and clubs into the districts of Gemmayzeh and Mar Mikhael that rivals any European capital. This 7-day itinerary is an immersion into Lebanon's most vibrant night. It starts in Beirut with a bar crawl through Mar Mikhael — a street of pubs in restored Ottoman buildings — followed by the clubs of Gemmayzeh with Arabic and electronic music. An excursion to the port of Byblos reveals bars out over the Phoenician sea with cocktails at sunset. The mountain clubs of Broummana, in the cool of the hills above Beirut, offer parties with views over Jounieh Bay. Batroun's beach bars in the north pair sand, sea and open-air DJ sets. The experience culminates at Skybar — Beirut's most iconic rooftop terrace, suspended over the bay. After-hours gastronomy — shawarma at 3 a.m., manakish at dawn — is an inseparable part of the experience. Intensive pace: sleep by day, live by night.