Cyrene, Libya - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Cyrene, Libya

Weather: Partly cloudy early followed by showers in the afternoon, 42/56F.

Route: From Leptis Magna 1,120 km east on International Coastal Highway.

Significance: Another beautiful ancient city ruins protected by sands for centuries, Cyrene was Greek. In the 7th century BC people from the Greek island of Santorini immigrated here.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Temple of Zeus (from whc.unesco.org)

View of the site from a nearby hill (from whc.unesco.org)