Baalbek, Lebanon - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Baalbek, Lebanon

Weather: Cloudy early with partial sunshine later, 41/63F.

Route: From Palmyra 251 km WSW on Route 3.

Population: 82,608

Significance: Baalbek was initially a Phoenician city, then Greek, and eventually Roman. Its Temple of Bacchus and Temple of Jupiter are among some of the largest and most intact Roman ruins in the world.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Temple of Bacchus (from whc.unesco.org)

Ruins with mountains behind (from whc.unesco.org)