When you think of Egypt you probably think about the great pyramids of Giza which one of the best places to visit in Cairo, but 500 km south of there lies a stunning ancient treasure that we call it Luxor City, the capital of ancient Egypt.
Through history, Luxor has earned many names like Thebes, the city of the sun, and the city of hundred gates, there you can step back to the time of gods and pharaohs, legends and golden treasures, temples, and tombs.
With some of the most important artifacts as Luxor contains the two-thirds of the world moments it's the world's greatest open-air museum that attracts every History and Art lovers every year, and after our article about the top 5 places to visit in Cairo, in the next few lines, we are going to talk about the top 5 places to visit in Luxor city.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is the most prominent highlight of the city of Luxor, this place should be your main reason to visit Egypt from the beginning.
It includes up to 70 tombs of the greatest kings, queens, and nobles of ancient Egypt including Ramses II a.k.a Ramses the Great, and Tutankhamun, and Queen Hatshepsut.
The moment you enter such a stunning place your mind will completely blow up, and you just wonder how this 4000 years old structure still standing today with such adorable arts and decoration.
Really this place is one of the incomparable masterpieces that you shouldn't miss.
Luxor Temple
Luxor temple is a must-see site on any visit to Egypt, and one of the top places to visit in Luxor, it's the greatest symbols of the ancient Egyptian's perfection, built by Amenophis III and it took 500 years of construction to complete such mesmerizing place with many kings and queens adding their own touch to on the temple like King Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut.
To enter this place you will walk at the road of sphinx statues that proudly guarding the temple thousands of years ago.
Hatshepsut Temple
Hatshepsut was one of the greatest queens and the second who ruled ancient Egypt, she was the longest reign female pharaoh ever ruled Egypt, while her reign that continued for 20 years she constructed many buildings all over the country.
The most remarkable one of them is the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut herself.
It was built to honor the queen and the ancient Egyptian creator god Amun, her reign was one of the most peaceful and prosperous of Egypt history and it's not surprising that her own temple in the top 5 places to visit in Luxor.
Karnak Temple
The first second you set foot in Luxor, you will not be able to miss the temple of Karnak, the largest religious construction ever built in the whole world and was the center of the religious worship of the Egyptian kingdom.
The temple was constructed to honor to the Theban triad which consisted of the god Amun and his wife the goddess of Justice Mut and his son the moon god Khnsou, plus gods Osiris, Montu, Ptah, and Isis.
It was built by 30 Pharaohs from various time periods which led the temple to have a uniquely high level of creativity, complexity, and diversity, and thanks to that it's one of the top places to visit in Luxor city.
Valley of the Nobles
It's kinda impossible to talk about the best places to visit in Luxor without mentioning the great valley of the nobles, this stunning place that tells the story of the great individuals who stood behind their pharaoh while making history.
The first moment you enter the valley of the nobles you will simply fall in love with its many simple beautiful decorations and valuable information painted on the walls of more than 400 tombs of ancient Egyptian nobles.
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