June 8 - 9, 2017 @ Byblos, Anjar & Baalbek, Lebanon



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Nympheum


Ancient Byblos


Crusader Citadel




Royal Necropolis


Theater


Theater


Theater


Theater


Prehistoric Quarter


Northern Quarter


Edde Sands


One of the oldest Phoenician cities


The ruins of many successive civilizations


are found at Byblos


Inhabited since Neolithic times


Sultan Abdul Majid Mosque


Byblos


Temple of the Obelisks



UNESCO WHC #295



We made it to Lebanon!



#1 restaurant in Byblos



Feniqia


Saint John Church


Saint John Church


The Old Souq


Evening rush hour traffic


Byzantine period


Roman period



Boutiques


Grand palais


UNESCO WHC #293


Main square


The city of Anjar was founded by Caliph Walid I


At the beginning of the 8th century


The ruins reveal a very regular layout


Reminiscent of the palace-cities of ancient times


Unique testimony to city planning under the Umayyads


The Largest Manmade Block Ever


So heavy!


Middle eastern look


The Venus Temple


Hexagonal Forecourt


UNESCO WHC #294


Known as Heliopolis during the Hellenistic period


Retained its religious function during Roman times


Baalbek, with its colossal structures


One of the finest examples of Imperial Roman


architecture at its apogee



The Jupiter Temple



The Great Court



Massive column!


The Bacchus Temple





Roar!






Temple ante-cella


Colonnaded portico of the temple 2nd AD




The Bacchus Temple


Middle Eastern small dishes


Chateau Ksara winery


One of Lebanon*s oldest wineries



Arak



Theater @ Byblos


Crusader Citadel @ Byblos


Byblos


Byblos


Anjar


The Hexagonal Court @ Baalbek


The Great Court @ Baalbek


The Holy Precinct of Baalbek (Heliopolis)