The Great Temples of Abu Simbel – Ramses II’s LegacyIn the far south of Egypt, near the border with Sudan, stands one of the most spectacular monuments of the ancient world:…
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The Great Temples of Abu Simbel – Ramses II’s Legacy
Valley of the Kings & Queens – Secrets of Egypt’s Royal TombsThe Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are two of the most important archaeological sites in Egypt, both…
2025 Egypt – Day 16 – AbydosGeneral Abydos lies on the western bank of the Nile in Middle Egypt, about eleven kilometres from the river, at the point…
2025 Egypt – Day 12 – Abu SimbelGeneral Abu Simbel is the name given to two rock-cut temples of Ramesses II on the western bank of Lake Nasser in…
2025 Egypt – Day 10 – Temple of HatshepsutGeneral The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Djeser-Djeseru (“the Holy of Holies”, the “house of millions of years” of the female king Maatkare…
2025 Egypt – Day 9 – Valley of The Kings and Valley of the QueensGeneral The Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are the two royal burial grounds of the Theban Necropolis,…
2025 Egypt – Day 7 – LuxorGeneral Luxor is a city of Upper Egypt on the east bank of the Nile, some 670 kilometres south of Cairo and…
2025 Egypt – Day 3 – Grand Egyptian MuseumGeneral The Grand Egyptian Museum stands on a high desert terrace at the western edge of Greater Cairo, in Giza, barely two…