Green Line Walking Tour

Walk the former Green Line from the National Museum and Damascus Road toward Sodeco, Bachoura, Downtown Beirut, and Saint George Bay.

Read the city through its scars: abandoned heritage buildings, damaged façades, empty lots, and war-marked urban fragments.

Discover buildings on and around the Green Line that remain abandoned today, raising questions about memory, ownership, and neglect.

Explore street art and visual traces inspired by the Lebanese Civil War, resistance, loss, and post-war identity.

Cross one of Beirut’s most symbolic divides: from once East Beirut in the Nasra area into once West Beirut through Bachoura.

Enter Bachoura’s layered urban fabric: old houses, inner courts, historic alleys, threatened heritage, and surviving community life.

Discuss how wartime displacement, real-estate speculation, and post-war reconstruction reshaped neighborhoods along the route.

Pass through Downtown Beirut with a critical look at the controversial 1990s reconstruction, including the architectural and archaeological losses often described as a “massacre.”

End at Saint George Bay, now known as Zaitunay Bay, near the site of the Battle of the Hotels; one of the earliest and most symbolic battles of the Lebanese Civil War.

Guided tour with a licensed tour guide

Guided Tour to Beit Beirut

Coordination & Cooperation

Thank You Letter email full of relatable digital resources

Coffee break

Lunch break

Personal expenses

Transportation to/ from the meeting/ ending point

Insurance

Tips/gratuities (optional)

Meeting point: National Museum of Beirut

Ending point: Zeitouna Bay

This tour involves walking outdoors, so comfortable shoes are recommended.

Some of the themes discussed during the tour include war, memory, disappearance, and personal experiences from the Lebanese Civil War, which may be emotionally heavy for some visitors.

Participants are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early at the meeting point.

The tour takes place in active urban areas and includes cemeteries that are still in use, so respectful behavior is expected throughout.

Suitable for ages 15+ (or younger if they enjoy walking + history)

Not recommended for guests with serious mobility limitations (uneven steps/paths may occur)

Photography is welcome; inside some sites photo rules may vary

Language: English

Price: $35 per person (paid in cash at the end of the tour)

The tour operates with a minimum of 4 participants; if this number is not reached, the tour will not run and all down payments will be fully refunded.

In the event of exceptional circumstances or unsafe conditions, the tour may be postponed or canceled, and guests will be informed as early as possible.