Public Beach · South Coast
Tyre Public Beach
Lebanon’s longest sandy beach, free to enter, anchored by a UNESCO Phoenician city.
- Location
- Tyre / Sour
- Vibe
- Public · Cultural
- Known For
- Free public access and the turtle reserve
- Best Time
- Early morning swim, then a long lunch in Tyre’s Christian Quarter
South of Tyre stretches the country’s most generous public beach: kilometres of pale sand, gentle waves, and a protected nature reserve at the southern end where loggerhead turtles nest. The beach is free, the water is shallow, and a five-minute walk back into town drops you into one of the Mediterranean’s great archaeological sites.
What to Do
Attractions on site
No.01
Long Public Beach
Several kilometres of free, family-friendly sand with gentle waves.
No.02
Tyre Coast Nature Reserve
Protected dunes at the southern end where sea turtles nest each summer.
No.03
Al Mina Archaeological Site
Roman and Byzantine ruins ten minutes walk from the beach.
No.04
Tyre Christian Quarter
Old fishing port lined with seafood restaurants and pastel houses.
On Site
Facilities & amenities
Free entrySandy beachRestaurants nearbyNature reserveCultural sites