Deir el-Medina (Village of the Tomb Builders)
The village of the artists who carved and painted the royal tombs — with their own jewel-like painted tombs and a Ptolemaic temple.
Luxor
Karnak Temple Complex
The vast sanctuary of Amun, built and rebuilt over two thousand years — the largest religious complex of the ancient world.
Luxor Temple
Amenhotep III's temple of the Opet festival in the heart of Luxor — with Roman frescoes and a mosque on its colonnade.
Medinet Habu (Temple of Ramesses III)
The best-preserved mortuary temple of the west bank — vivid reliefs, painted ceilings and the battle against the Sea Peoples.
Ramesseum
The mortuary temple of Ramesses II — the fallen colossus that inspired Shelley's 'Ozymandias'.
Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari)
The terraced temple of Egypt's great woman pharaoh, set against the cliffs of the west bank — with the reliefs of the expedition to Punt.
Tombs of the Nobles (Sheikh Abd el-Qurna and el-Khokha)
The liveliest painting of ancient Egypt — banquets, harvests, craftsmen and hunts in the tombs of Theban officials.
Valley of the Kings
The hidden royal necropolis of the New Kingdom — painted tombs of Seti I, Ramesses VI and Tutankhamun under a pyramid-shaped peak.
Valley of the Queens
The necropolis of queens and royal children on the west bank — home of Nefertari's tomb and the colourful tombs of Ramesses III's sons.
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