Baalbek is one of the world’s largest and best preserved Roman sites, christened Heliopolis, or City of the Sun, by the ancient Greeks. The city itself is situated in the fertile Bekaa Valley almost exactly in between Beirut and Damascus, and is famous not only for its spectacular ruins, but also as the headquarters of Hezbollah.The site has been continuously inhabited for over 9000 years, with constant building and rebuilding under the Temple of Jupiter.
Rated one of the 10 best Roman sites outside of Rome, Baalbek is well worth a visit – or even two.
A few days before Christmas in the Bekaa Valley and the mountains are capped with snow
Bringing You Beirut 