Discover Luxor is known as the world’s greatest open-air museum, the city of Amun Ra, the Lord of Gods in the New Kingdom, contains over a quarter of the world’s monuments, which belong to the earliest rulers till the Greco-Roman period. The most important historical monuments are found in Luxor was built on both sides of the River Nile.
Thousands of international tourists arrive in Luxor each year to visit the rich selection of ancient monuments, their presence forming a large part of the economic basis for the modern city. As a result, Luxor represents an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt, and is a popular holiday destination, both in its own right and as a starting or finishing point for Nile cruises.