Egypt
gulfnews.com By Justin Marozzi
A description of Luxor by someone who has genuinely been bitten by the bug. It's not a long piece but it really does convey a sense both of the best of Luxor and the writer's passion for many of the sites and experiences that Luxor has to offer.
- Travel: Sprawling Luxor And A Nile Cruise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Elizabeth Downer) How do you top birthday celebrations trekking to see tigers in Nepal, scuba-diving off the Fiji islands, taking bullfighting lessons with a matador in Colombia or sojourning among rug makers in the Medina of...
- Digital Karnak
Digital Karnak The new Digital Karnak website is up and running at the above address. Here's the text from the introductory page: The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural,...
- Travel: In Pharaohs’ Steps
The National (Katherine Darcy) Holidaymakers with a passion for the historical will be in their element in Luxor. The city, often nicknamed the “world’s greatest open-air museum”, is home to two thirds of the world’s historical monuments. Located...
- Travel: Luxor - An Open-air Museum
ANBA (Randa Achmawi) Little over 700 kilometres south of Cairo, on the banks of the Nile, is a paradise of monuments of humanity. Also known as Thebes in ancient times, Luxor, in Egypt, is currently an interesting combination between the past and present....
- Making Luxor Into A Living Museum
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6683Dr. Samir Farag, president of the Supreme Council of Luxor, has big plans for his city and the wealth of antiquities there. One plan is to restore the road connecting Luxor and Karnak. Stretching over...
Egypt
Travel: Luxor
gulfnews.com By Justin Marozzi
A description of Luxor by someone who has genuinely been bitten by the bug. It's not a long piece but it really does convey a sense both of the best of Luxor and the writer's passion for many of the sites and experiences that Luxor has to offer.
Human nature being what it is, the artisans tended to reserve their best work for their own tombs, rather than those of the kings. The tomb of Sennedjem, dating back almost 3,500 years, is one of the most exquisite, with family and funereal scenes in rich colour.
From the political and personal to the sky-soaringly spiritual, Karnak, no matter how many times you return over the years, always thrills, thrusting even the pyramids into a distant second place among Egypt's many wonders. Then there is the Islamic architectural wizardry at Oum al Dounia. You only have to enter the temple's fabled Hypostyle Hall to swoon in neck-craning disbelief at the magnificence of this forest of columns, grand enough to swallow up the sky.
- Travel: Sprawling Luxor And A Nile Cruise
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Elizabeth Downer) How do you top birthday celebrations trekking to see tigers in Nepal, scuba-diving off the Fiji islands, taking bullfighting lessons with a matador in Colombia or sojourning among rug makers in the Medina of...
- Digital Karnak
Digital Karnak The new Digital Karnak website is up and running at the above address. Here's the text from the introductory page: The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural,...
- Travel: In Pharaohs’ Steps
The National (Katherine Darcy) Holidaymakers with a passion for the historical will be in their element in Luxor. The city, often nicknamed the “world’s greatest open-air museum”, is home to two thirds of the world’s historical monuments. Located...
- Travel: Luxor - An Open-air Museum
ANBA (Randa Achmawi) Little over 700 kilometres south of Cairo, on the banks of the Nile, is a paradise of monuments of humanity. Also known as Thebes in ancient times, Luxor, in Egypt, is currently an interesting combination between the past and present....
- Making Luxor Into A Living Museum
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6683Dr. Samir Farag, president of the Supreme Council of Luxor, has big plans for his city and the wealth of antiquities there. One plan is to restore the road connecting Luxor and Karnak. Stretching over...