Luxor - Egypt
Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt
and the Nile Valley. In antiquity, the city, known as Thebes by
the greeks, was the dynastic and religious capital of Middle Kingdom
and New Kingdom Egypt. Today, it has much to offer the traveler,
from vast temples, to ancient royal tombs, via spectacular desert
and river scenery and a bustling modern life.
The modern city of Luxor is on the East bank. This area has the train and bus stations, most of the hotels and restaurants, some museums, tourist shops and so on.
Visitors usually stay on the East bank and travel across to the West bank of the Nile, where most of the pharaonic attractions are.
