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Welcome to Eternal-Egypt

"....when Lord Carnarvon said to me `Can you see anything?' I replied to him, 'Yes, it is wonderful'......."
Howard Carter's Diary, November 26th 1922

This website is a personal journey dedicated Egypt and it's beauty. It will always be a work in progress. It is here to be enjoyed as new information is added each month. If you would like to contribute about your own personal journey, and travels through Egypt we would love to hear from you and share it with our visitors. We can be contacted through our blog. Just leave a message that you would like to contribute to our website and we will get back to you.

Egypt captivates it's visitors, whether you have been yourself or are looking to take a vacation there, one visit will not be enough, it's highly likely you will want to return again and again, because there are so many places to visit, and it has been said that to see every item on display in the Cairo museum would take you 9 months! So with this in mind here are a few of the places you may like to visit and what you can find there.

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Alexandria - was once one of the most famour cities in the world. Founded by Alexander the Great in c 331 it remained Egypt's capital for nearly 1,000 years until the Muslim Conquest in 641AD. Today it is a vibrant busy port and if you are there have a look for Citadel of Qaitbay, Cemetery of Mostafa Kamel, Kom el-Shouqafa, Pompey's Pillar, Roman Theatre, Montazah Palace, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ras el-Tin Palace, Presidential Palace, Alexandria National Museum, Graeco-Roman Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, National Institute For Oceanography & Fisheries, Royal Jewelry Museum

Cairo - is the largest city in the whole of Africa and Egypt's capital. The most interesting place to visit is the Cairo museum whilst it is still located in Cairo. It is due to move to a superb new building on the Giza plateau in 2012. Also the mosques and churches are stunning. Old Cairo contains much Coptic influence which can be seen in the architecture. Food is readily available and shopping is fantastic. Whether you visit the Suk or Cairo Stars you will find anything from kitsch to Designer clothing.

Giza - Famous for the Sphinx and the Pyramids, located just outside Cairo although not noticeable as the city creeps further and further towards it! Located at the Necropolis are pyramids and a museum housing the ship of Kufu found at the base of the the Great Pyramid and believed to be about 4,500 years old.

Abydos - generally visited on a tour with Dendera below, this temple compex is one of the oldest in history and contains the mortuary temple of Seti I, and includes the Abydos Kings list. Pharaohs of the 1st Dynast were buried here, including Narmar. It has always been known as a cult centre first of the local deity, Khentiamentiu and finally to the cult of Osiris and Isis.

Dendera - located 37 miles North of Luxor and dedicated to Hathor with a stunningly decorated Astronomical ceiling in the roof chapel dedicated to Osiris. The temple complex is not just the only place to visit, there are also the early tombs of the nobles, and vaulted catacombs.

Luxor - Luxor is categorised as "the greatest open air museum", and has so many fabulous place to visit, including on the East Bank the Luxor and Karnak Temples, and the Mummification and Luxor Museums. Across the river on the West Bank you can visit the Valley of the Kings, Queens, Hatchepsut's Temple at Deir el-medina, the Colossi of Memnon, the Tombs of the Nobles, the Ramesseum, Medinet Habu, and Malkata Temples.

Esna - Esna is located approximately 34 miles south of Luxor, and more commonly known to those on cruise as the lock which their boat has to navigate as they pass up and down the Nile, but Esna has it's own beautiful temple dedicated to the triad of Khnum, Neith and Heka. Some itineries have the time to dock and visit the temple, which is well worth the visit.

Edfu - The Temple of Horus at Edfu is considered to be the best preserved temple in Egypt. This is probably due to it not being built until the Ptolemaic era of 257 to 57. It is located a short trip from the Nile and has different areas to see. On a Nile cruise this is one of the many places visited.

Kom Ombo - This temple lies directly off the Nile and is spectacularly lit at dusk. The temple is unusual in that it is a "double" design with halls and rooms dedicated to two seperate gods. The Northern half of the temple on the right is dedicated to the crocodile headed god Sobek and the Southern half on the right is dedicated to the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder) as well as Tasenetnofret (the Good Sister, a special form of Hathor) and Panebtawy (Lord of the Two Lands). One display includes mummified crocodiles.

Aswan - If you are on a cruise your boat will dock here and give you plenty of time to visit the many places of interest. There is also an airport for internal flights from here to Luxor, Cairo and south to Abu Simbel. From here you can visit the Nubian Museum, the stone quarry housing the unfinished oblisk of Hatchepsut, the huge Aswan Dam and monument, Elephantine Island, Botanical Gardens, tombs of the Nobles, Mausoleum of Aga Khan, Monestry of St Simeon, Kalabsha Temple and the stunning island temple of Isis at Philae

Abu Simbel - This temple is reached by convoy starting at 3am, as it's located 174 miles south of Aswan. You can fly, at a cost, but most people travel by coach, and taxi within the daily convoy system. These two temples were built by Ramesess II and were moved by UNESCO in the 1960s to avoid it being totally submerged by the manmade lake Nasser.

Lake Nasser & Wadi Halfa - The huge 350 mile lake is mostly in Egypt, but a smaller portion is in northern Sudan and known as Lake Nubia.

There are many other places of interest to visit including the Red Sea area for fabulous diving, it all depends on what YOU are interested in and how long you have to stay and spend!!