Thursday, August 4, 2011

Ancient Baalbak

The great temple at Baalbeck or Heliopolis has stood since the beginning of our era when it was one of the wonders of the world. It and the second temple, with its cellar almost intact, make up one of the most beautiful and famous of ancient monuments. Baalbeck is indeed a place where the visitor can still recapture the fascination and atmosphere of the past.
There are legends to explain its exceptional size, its gigantic proportions and huge blocks, particularly the three which each measure between 19-20 m. by 4.50 m. by 3.60 m.

Jeita Grotto

Jeita Grotto is the jewel of tourism in Lebanon offering to its visitors qualified modern services and accommodation in harmony with a fascinating nature. It creates a magical trip to tourists enabling them to spend a day of wonder-filled adventure by being carried away from a tangible world to a wonderland where are found 2 fabulous grottoes full of unimaginable beauty and mystic ! It is a source of attraction for tourists discovering the mysterious world in the heart of the earth.

The “Touristic Site of Jeita” gathers all elements of nature such as stone, water, trees, flowers, air, animals, etc… with a touch of culture and surrounded with a verdurous environment. It is one of the most impressive and interesting natural sites in the world.