Travel Guide Fakra

For Ernest Renan, the Site site is simply «the most spectacular group of ruins in the mountains». Qal Fakra offers an attractive landscape that is worth a visit. In winter, under the snow, it's splendid! Lost in the middle of a forest of rocks with strange shapes carved by nature, which the local population appoints "the abode of ghosts," stands the remains of an astonishing set. The site contains a large temple that rises above the limestone blocks, facing the rising sun. He was dedicated to the great god Belgalassos. The six columns of the portico were identified and give an idea of the size of the building. This temple would be part of a set built by the Romans from the year 64. Fakra was on the imperial track of the Roman legions of Byblos in Baalbek. It is believed that Fakra was a garrison before passing the pass leading to the Bekaa. Fakra is also an impressive natural bridge and a private ski resort.