Introducing Luxor
Built around the 4000-year-old site of Thebes, the ancient capital of the New Kingdom, contemporary Luxor is an eccentric combination of provincial town and staggering ancient splendour. The concentration of monuments is extraordinary: they tower incongruously above the buzz of everyday life and make this a most compelling destination.
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Last updated: May 7, 2009
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Tom Hall’s travel picks for 2011
30 December 2010
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Exploring Luxor, Egypt’s open-air museum, just got easier
12 November 2010
November saw the launch of a new easyJet flight route, from London Gatwick to Luxor. This...
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A Grand Tour across the Middle East
20 September 2010
Ever dreamed of the romance of the Grand Tour, of hotel drawing rooms dripping with aspidistras and antimacassars, of mahogany...
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