The kings of the 4th dynasty ruled Egypt from around 2575 to 2465 B.C. Presiding over the golden age of the Old Kingdom, their center of power was the sophisticated Nile-side city of Memphis ...

Cairo and Luxor may quibble but Aswan boasts arguably the most ravishing setting of all Egyptian cities ... banks and island-peppered waters of the Nile. This dreamy riverside spot has wooed ...

Thonis-Heracleion also served as a religious center ... were integral to the city's economy, controlling access to Egypt at the Canopic branch of the Nile. Their presence underscores the ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat ... near Napata, a center of the cult of the Egyptian god Amun. Meroë would become the preferred necropolis ...

A newly unearthed settlement in Egypt’s north-western Nile Delta dates back around 3,400 years to the New Kingdom era and features a temple believed to have been dedicated to Pharaoh Ramesses II.

Tours set sail a short distance from Cairo, sidestepping the Egyptian capital's chaotic city center and plunging travelers ... over the jutting reeds of the Nile riverbank, carefully carved ...

It’s chaotic and crowded, with dusty, debris-filled streets, and it’s also home to many elegant luxury hotels. Most visitors ...

This centrally located historic property on the banks of the Nile River is tucked away between the famous Egyptian Museum with its collection of archaeological treasures, the headquarters of the ...