Luxor
Luxor is often called the world’s greatest open-air museum, but that comes nowhere near describing this extraordinary place. Nothing in the world compares to the scale and grandeur of the monuments that have survived from ancient Thebes.
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From painted tombs and ancient temples to sailing on the Nile, here are eight of the best things to do in Luxor, Egypt
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