Idfu Favorites

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Cruise from Luxor to Aswan via Edfu

  Edfu was the capital of the second nome of Upper Egypt, an important regional center from the Old Kingdom, partly due to the large area of fertile land belonging to the town, partly to the fact that... 

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2 days, 1 night... 5000 years of history!

 During our trip from Aswan up to Luxor, one of our stays was in Idfu, home of the Temple of Idfu, which was dedicated to the God Horus. As you will see from my tips, it was quite a fun trip, and well... 

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Edfu, Horus Temple & again the souk

 Edfu was our third day destination in our cruise on Nile. Located about 33 miles south of Isna and 65 miles north of Aswan, this is a friendly town, which once was the capital of the second nome... 

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Edfu / Idfu - the classical Temple

 Edfu is a quite big and impressive temple, one of the newer ones (Ptolomeic times) and very well preserved. Dedicated to the god Horus it tells of his fight with his uncle Seth who killed his... 

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Idfu or Edfu to You

 I've got some interesting experiences in Idfu. I'd love to share with you the 7 tips I've written, the 9 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.