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The Bacchus temple is one of the best preserved Roman temples.It survived without serious damage several earthquakes, religious changes from paganism to Christianity and Islam as well as its transformation into a dungeon during the medieval period.Its rich Corinthian ornaments suggest a date in the early 2nd c. AD.Unlike the Jupiter temple, The Bacchus temple was completely finished.
The smaller temple of the holly precinct Baalbek was maybe dedicated to Bacchus, the wine God!There are no inscriptions to confirm the identity of the worshipped deity or to provide a clue as to the date of the building.
This is the best way to discover Beirut!The only annoying thing is that you could be very tiered in the end of the day!I walked in one day more than 30 kms!Argh I was very happy but really tired in the end!And slept immediately!
At Nahr al Kalb you find some inscriptions done by armys that have passed since antiquity, from Nebuchadnezzar, Ramses II and the Assyrians to General Gouraud and Christian militias during the civil war.The gorge used to be very difficult for armies to cross and it became a tradition to leave a memorial carving after passing successfully. Nowdays the highway is passing by with a constant sound of traffic. Direction: Between Beyrouth and Jounieh, just by the highway. It can be difficult for a bus to dropp you on the exact spot. You could easily walk a few hundred meters from the junction where the road leads to Jeita.
Qana is a village 15 km southeast of Sour (Tyre). In 1996 Israel shelled the UN-base here, killing many UN-soldiers and civilians who had taken shelter at the base. About 100 were killed and more were injured. There is now a memorial of the victims by the UN-base. You can walk around the UN-base which is now abandoned. Nearby there is a museum with an exibition by several Lebanese artists showing the horrors and the antagonism from the war.Other things to see in Qana are some early Christian rock-carvings and a grotto. It is debated if Qana is the same place as the biblical Qana, where Jesus turned water into wine.
Khiam is a small town in the south of Lebanon. During the Israeli occupation this was the site of a prison. This prison is now a museum and it shows the horrible conditons for the prisoners. After the Red Cross had visited the prison (in 1996 I think) the conditon became a little better.In the museum there is a small souvenirshop (with Hizbollah things) and a restaurant.When I was there in August 2002 a permision to visit the region was a must. The permision was obteined from the military in Saida (Sidon) for free and without any problems.
The name of Beaufort Castle in Arabic is Qala'at ash-Shaqif. It is an old cruzader castle on a top above the village of Arnoun. It is not much left of the castle as the Israelis desroyed big parts of it as they left in May 2000. The view from the top of it excelent.When I was there in August 2002 a permision to visit the region was a must. The permision was obteined from the military in Saida(Sidon) for free and without any problems.
Go to the art galleries and the National Museum in Lebanon. The Nat'l Museum is right where the old Green Line was and is filled with archaelogical finds, including a great Roman glass collection. The galleries have wonderful contemporary painters and sculptors. The Sursock mansion is used as one gallery -- and all are listed in L'Orient le Jour or in the Daily Star in English
TRIPOLI, INNER SOUKS: very interesting to visit, it is dirty, it smells, but it is different, you would want to see that and feel the ambience !! a must.and you could visit the Hamams in Tripoli too.THE NATIONAL MUSUEM: The history of tens of centuries and diverse civilizations that followed each other left their mark on Lebanon, and all of this can be seen at the National Musuem, Al Mathaf.AANJAR: The only Omayyad site in Lebanon.Their empire stretched from the borders of China to the south of France in the 7th and 8th centuries. Nearby restauranst are famous for their Armenian cuisine.
Try to go to Rachmaya river, it is very nice and if you can find a spot that not a lot of people are at you feel like you're in a different world. On average there are not very many people at this river. Don't forget to go and see the Cedars.
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