A Day Trip to Baalbek || Lebanon Travel Vlog

In this video I take local transportation on a day trip to Baalbek, Lebanon, some of the world's largest and most intact Roman Ruins. I see the Temple of Jupiter and Temple of Bacchus.

Just 42 miles from modern day Beirut, and right on the border of Syria is Baalbek, the former city of Heliopolis. The ancient Roman complex is home to two of the grandest remaining Hellenistic Temples, the Temple of Jupiter and the Temple of Bacchus. The region has been settled by humans for thousands of years, but it was in the first century AD that these incredible feats of architecture were constructed. The Temple of Jupiter was built to the Roman Sky God while the slightly smaller, but more complete Temple of Bacchus was devoted to Dionysus, the god of wine and music. I felt so small as I walked through the remains of these glorious tributes to ancient Roman Architecture, and I practically had the entire complex to myself. This was one of my best day trips in Lebanon, and here’s how it went….

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