Map of Baalbek from above, Baalbek: Temple of Bacchus marked with a wine glass

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Baalbek: Temple of Bacchus

150 AD Antoninus Pius temple: 42 Corinthian columns, dancing Maenads, UNESCO '84. Most-preserved Roman wine sanctuary (66m x 35m marble monument).

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TourBaalbek: Temple of BacchusThe largest Roman temple dedicated to the wine god. This jaw-dropping monument towers over the Bekaa Valley — Rome's finest tribute to Bacchus. The scale is almost incomprehensible: columns 20 meters tall, a building larger than the Parthenon. Bring wine and drink to the god of wine in his greatest temple.