With its quality line-up of Lebanese and global sounds, Beiteddine Festival is definitely an event to plan for. Its setting is also impressive - in the courtyards of the Beiteddine Palace, 30 miles south of Beirut in the Chouf Mountains.
Past performers have included Brandford Marsalis, Gilberto Gil, Mika, Ravi Shankar and the Esquina Carlos Gardel Tango Tour. The Beiteddine Palace is a 200-year-old masterpiece of Lebanese architecture, built overlooking a terraced mountainside.
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