So, long
time readers of BiB might well recall that I have a bit of a thing about
Lebanon’s antiquities. Well, we all know about Baalbek, but I recently discovered
something that, I’d imagine, all too few of us will have seen… all thanks to my
parents’ wanderlust.
Just up the
down the road from Baalbek lies a little village by the name of Niha. There’s
absolutely nothing remarkable about the town, unless you happen to have a
decent guidebook, or an out-of-date copy of The Lonely Planet. Suffice it to
say, there’s something quite stunning about the village.
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| Niha: Point A |
Drive through
a labyrinthine set of back streets, aided occasionally by a brown tourist
information sign, and you’ll come across two temples. Greek in origin if an
inscription at the site is to be believed.
This is what
you’ll be treated to:
A site few
of us will have come across, I’m betting.
However,
there’s more to come. A little bit of off-roading, aiming higher into the
valley, through some apple orchards and vineyards and you’ll see something
stunning. This is what awaits you in the hills above the town:
My only
recommendations, drive something a little more robust than our rented Seat
Ibiza, and don’t, as I did, go climbing in your sandals.
