Heritage · Beirut
Sporting Club
Beirut’s legendary seaside pool — a 1960s rock-cut institution still ruling Manara.
- Location
- Manara, Beirut
- Vibe
- Iconic · Local
- Known For
- The cliffside pool and the Pigeon Rocks view
- Best Time
- September weekdays after the summer crowd has gone
Sporting is the soul of Beirut’s seaside. Cut into the rocks below Manara since the 1960s, it is the pool where generations of Beirutis learned to swim, sunbathe, drink Almaza and judge each other’s diving form. Concrete sun decks, a cliffside swim ladder, the Pigeon Rocks just to the south — there is nothing else like it in the city.
What to Do
Attractions on site
No.01
Seaside Pool
Iconic rock-cut pool fed by the sea, with diving boards above the deep end.
No.02
Pigeon Rocks View
The Raouché stacks rise out of the sea just south — one of Beirut’s great vistas.
No.03
Sun Deck
Tiered concrete sun decks where Beirut has come to read for half a century.
No.04
Snack Bar
Old-school kiosk serving manakish, sandwiches and cold Almaza.
On Site
Facilities & amenities
Sea poolCliff swim accessSnack barShowersLockersBeirut location