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The Egypt of the Pharaohs

VIvins70 ·12 photographs ·16 May 2005 – 24 May 2005 ·9 days
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16 May 2005 – 24 May 2005
9 days · trip of 2005
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Day 1: LUXOR Morning: visit to the Colossi of Memnon, the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings Afternoon: visit to the temples of Luxor and Karnak Day 2: EDFU and KOM OMBO Visit to the temples of Edfu and Kom Ombo, sailing gently on the waters of the Nile Day 3: ASWAN Visit to the temple of Philae, the great dam and the spice market Day 4: ABU SIMBEL Visit to the wonderful temple of Ramses II; in the afternoon we left for Cairo and visited the mosques of the Citadel Day 5: CAIRO Morning: visit to the Giza plateau, with the pyramids and the Sphinx Afternoon: Visit to the Egyptian Museum Day 6: Excursion to Alexandria Day 7: SAQQARA Visit to the pyramid of Djoser and return to Italy.

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The journey's photographs

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The Great Sphinx of Giza in limestone before Khufu's pyramidA person sitting on rocks in front of the Great Pyramid of GizaTourist inside a painted tomb in the Valley of the Kings, LuxorSeated statues of Ramses II at Luxor Temple, tourists among stone colossiTourists in front of the sandstone pylon at Edfu TempleSandstone papyrus columns of Kom Ombo temple against a blue skyWhite felucca sail on the Nile at Aswan, rocks and golden dunesTourists in front of Ramses II colossi at Abu Simbel templeAbu Simbel: two rock-cut sandstone temples under blue sky, tourists walking in frontThe Great Pyramid of Giza, stone blocks under the blue skyGolden funerary mask of Tutankhamun at the Cairo museumTutankhamun's golden sarcophagus displayed in Cairo's Egyptian Museum

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