It is impossible to make travel on traces of pharaons, not having visited Luxor, the centre of gravity of all tourists, were interested history of Ancient Egypt. Also it is necessary to recognize, that Luxor can satisfy even the choosiest which can lodge in ancient Thebes, at all not having visited any historical monument, and nevertheless it it will not be boring. In Luxor the atmosphere of a holiday and fun reigns. Is better to walk on Luxor early in the morning when the first taverns with hot tea open. Or in the end of day when especially beautiful Nile with its floating looks is dazzling white graceful фелюгами. Day of opening of tomb Tutanhamon, on November, 4th - a holiday of the city of Luxor. The festival of arts is spent to this day and the next days in Luxor. It became the modern version of ancient holiday Opet - the first known carnival in history. The solemn procession strided from Karnak of a temple in Luxor opened a holiday. It is spent and now. All the November long in Luxor the folklore collectives showing such numbers, as dance with палками, dance with a skirt, representation " dancing horses " act. Sending to Luxor, do not forget, that this city is located considerably to the south of Cairo, and consequently there FFFF. The sun in the Valley of tsars especially mercilessly scorchs. So the headdress and a bottle with water for certain will be useful to you. Cruise over Nile is the same cult event for tourists, as well as a trip to pyramids of Giza and tombs in Luxor. To services of tourists more than 250 floating hotels, basically five-stars which ply between Aswan and Luxor on the most sated monuments of culture and architecture of a part of Nile.

Luxor is on the east bank of the Nile River, which is only about 500 meters wide at this point. The renowned Greek Philosopher, Homer, called it the city of a hundred gates because of its buildings and large gates. The city grew over the years, and the Arabs, impressed by its beautiful palaces and huge edifices, re-named it 'Luxor': City of Palaces.
The city of Luxor was formerly the location of the 4000 year old city Thebes (that is the name in Greek though in Egypt it was called Weset). Thebes was the capital city of Egypt during two of its flourishing periods, the Middle and the New Kingdom. As it was becoming a cultural and religious centre, the city became the place of monumental buildings.
Rising to political power only in the middle of the second millennium before Christ, Thebes became the synonym of extravagant wealth, probably collected by the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom in their expeditions to the south in the vast land of Kush in the area of today's northern Sudan, and to the north in Canaan, Phoenicia, and Syria.
After Ramses III victory over the Sea Peoples, a very slow decay characterized Thebes in times of division of Egypt; even then, despite its limited political power, Thebes had an edge over all the rest: an immense past and a legendary, radiant name that only Babylon could claim to match.
Assurbanipal, King of Assyria, was the first and only to attack and destroy Thebes. He then acted friendly to Egypt and kicked out the Kushite Taharqa, who was put on the throne of Egypt by the priesthood of Thebes. Assurbanipal installed Psammetichus, the Libyan prince, who was his ally, at the throne of Egypt. Although Thebes was ruined, its importance remained. The ruins are a main attraction for tourists to the city today.
Luxor is a major destination for tourists. Today, one can walk through history; past statues with heads of gods and animals, beneath pillars carved with lotus buds and papyrus. There are plenty of decent hotels. The Ancient Egyptians liked to bury their dead on the west bank at the edge of the desert. The 'Necropolis', or City of the Dead, was vast, with temples as well as tombs. Most of the tombs and temples are still there. The temple of Luxor is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III built this beautiful temple and dedicated it to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son Khons.