www.womanthismonth.com January 2017 57 A couple of hours’ drive along the coast road is the beautiful Byblos old town area. Beirut has several areas of fab nightlife including Monot Street and Gemmayzeh. Book in advance if you want to visit the famous Music Hall. Just north of Beirut is the awe-inspiring Jeita Grotto. Our near neighbour is the ideal place for a short, or even long, weekend on the piste. It has a number of well-developed resorts offering various snow sports and, yes, it really is true that you can be skiing in the morning and swimming in the Med in the afternoon. Faraya Mzaar is the most developed and is within about an hour’s drive of Beirut. Laqlouq is closer and Cedars about two hours out of the capital. In true Lebanese style, all the resorts offer great apres ski facilities but no trip to this most cosmopolitan of countries would be complete without at least some time spent in Beirut where you’ll find excellent shopping and nightlife alongside history and culture. You’ll find skiing for all levels, including black runs, in Mzaar. When in Byblos, make sure to try the fish at Chez Pepe in the harbour. Lebanon In Beirut, check out the amazing street art, some political, some artistic and some just plain silly.
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