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Tourism in Lebanon - Tourist sites and attractions in Lebanon

In the Beqaa valley, undulating in the magnificent landscape opens up the ancient city of Baalbeck. This site is categorised in UNESCO's world cultural heritage sites, and has a high degree of preservation.

Baalbeck, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

Originally Canaanite (3rd millenarian BC) the Assyrian, “Heliopolis” with the Greeks, the Roman and Byzantine, the city of Baalbeck was influenced successively by the greatest civilizations, which left many relics that rival each other with their splendour. The three main monuments of this city are Jupiter’s temple with its six impressive columns remaining (height: 22 meters) • Venus’ temple • Bacchus’ temple, best preserved, shows the extent of construction during this epoch.

However, Baalbeck cannot be reduced to this site only. It is recommended to visit the Umayyad mosque, which was recently restored.

 
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Grâce à une topographie très variée, et notamment à ses 225 km de côte et ses montagnes culminant à 3083 m, le Liban offre un vaste choix d’activités sportives et de plein air, tout au long de l’année.