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Sameh S
Dubai, United Arab Emirates555 contributions
Jul 2012 • Friends
Whenever I visit Lebanon, I must do a long walk at the Solidere. Beautiful area, very classy, very quite but VERY expensive.
I like it in winter, especially in the night where not so many people are there to enjoy the atmosphere without being surrounded with so many noisy people.
I like it in winter, especially in the night where not so many people are there to enjoy the atmosphere without being surrounded with so many noisy people.
Written August 20, 2012
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Ramzi Traboulsi
Beirut, Lebanon449 contributions
Feb 2020
Its a must visit for sure for anyone coming from abroad and staying in Beirut , it has lots of luxury boutiques , restaurants and medium end shops as well , architecture wise is great and beautiful surrounding
Written February 8, 2020
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Malih D
San Diego, CA167 contributions
Mar 2017 • Friends
Renovated and Rebuilt Zone of the city center of Beirut By the ex prime minister Rafik Hariri. very well organized .
Written May 30, 2017
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Omar S
Cairo, Egypt71 contributions
May 2013 • Family
This place is great, you have all the Shops, Restaurants and a very nice walking area at night. Would strongly recommend going there if you are in Bierut, consider it a must see
Written May 6, 2013
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alexis_chellito
Beirut60 contributions
Jan 2018 • Friends
Just to be clear, Solidere is the name of the private company tasked with redeveloping Beirut's historic downtown area... what they did was cancel all existing real estate deeds and combine them into one mega plot. This plot included government buildings, hotels, commercial venues, restaurants, public spaces, places of worship, and ruins dating back to Byzantine, Roman, and Phoenician times...
More than half the ruins excavated after the civil war "disappeared". What is left is overgrown, littered, inaccessible, squeezed between empty buildings, and forgotten. Worth visiting: the Roman baths, the Capuchin' church, and the old Saint George church on Nejmeh Square facing the parliament (it has a glass floor that reveals several layers of the 7 underground churches built there before).
There are very few remaining shops. One is a tiny currency exchange office, another sells cell phone accessories, the other 2-3 sell clothes or souvenirs.
The few remaining restaurants have overpriced items on the menu, and nothing to brag about. Wait until you leave and arrive in Hamra or Ashrafieh/Gemmayzeh for a decent eat.
The area isn't really appealing as a public space. Concrete blocks closing off half the area's entrances and armed military personnel will make you uncomfortable.
A few architectural landmarks still exist and are worth checking. Make sure you go seaward to the Beirut Souks area to check out the old Orient building.
More than half the ruins excavated after the civil war "disappeared". What is left is overgrown, littered, inaccessible, squeezed between empty buildings, and forgotten. Worth visiting: the Roman baths, the Capuchin' church, and the old Saint George church on Nejmeh Square facing the parliament (it has a glass floor that reveals several layers of the 7 underground churches built there before).
There are very few remaining shops. One is a tiny currency exchange office, another sells cell phone accessories, the other 2-3 sell clothes or souvenirs.
The few remaining restaurants have overpriced items on the menu, and nothing to brag about. Wait until you leave and arrive in Hamra or Ashrafieh/Gemmayzeh for a decent eat.
The area isn't really appealing as a public space. Concrete blocks closing off half the area's entrances and armed military personnel will make you uncomfortable.
A few architectural landmarks still exist and are worth checking. Make sure you go seaward to the Beirut Souks area to check out the old Orient building.
Written February 3, 2018
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Efoodie2000
London, UK133 contributions
Nov 2013 • Family
I cannot stress enough how crucial Solidere is to anybody's trip to Beirut. You cannot miss passing by "Place de l'Etoile", the "Garden of forgiveness" (which by the way is the place and name which inspired the "garden of forgiveness" in NYC), the "souks", the cafes, the bars, the restaurants, the catholic, orthodox, byzantine and many more churches standing tall and adjacent to mosques... there even is a synagogue! This place is what gave Beirut back its golden years. Walk down to the water and have a nice ice cream. This deserves at least a full day!
Written October 26, 2014
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WAFA Y
Toronto, Canada53 contributions
Nov 2018 • Family
A big and remarkable signature from the late prim minister Rafiq Al Hariry who wants to make old Beirut new and modern ..very famous and a place you should see
Written November 23, 2018
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Wael K
Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon16 contributions
May 2016 • Solo
They took away the authentic heart of beirut and replaced it with empty luxurious bldgs and shops.. this is not the heart of the city there are better places to experience the real beirut
Written May 5, 2016
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Maharaj V
London, UK74 contributions
Dec 2015 • Friends
Architecturally, culturally, economically and socially Solider can only be described as an utter disaster for Beyrouth. Flattening the cities heritage and economic heart with apartments and office monstrosities that look like soulless copies of European city centres this place is barely fit for visit, let alone worth spending more than a quick stroll through it to visit the much more interesting churches and mosques that survived the onslaught of Solidere on the area.
Don't waste your time here unless you want shop in Zara/Mango.
Don't waste your time here unless you want shop in Zara/Mango.
Written January 12, 2016
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Lara A
Paris, France59 contributions
Feb 2015 • Friends
This place is empty. Nobody lives in the renovated buildings. Restaurants are overpriced. It's a good place for tourists to visit once but Beirut has a lot more to offer.
Written February 18, 2015
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