Intellectual Tourism in Egypt

In our country there is an opinion that Egypt is a country where you can count only on a cheap beach vacation. In fact, such an opinion is wrong, because in the country there is a huge number of interesting objects, even in our time is not fully explored. Surely, even among the most experienced fans of intellectual tourism, there are those who are not fully aware of all the attractions of Egypt. Stereotypical thinking does not allow many tourists to realize that Egypt, first of all, is a place of origin of civilization, and visiting this place you touch seven thousand years of history, having a good opportunity to relax on the beaches of the Red and Mediterranean seas.

One of the areas of intellectual tourism in Egypt is a trip to the Nile River delta, where everyone can see the ruins of Tanis, consisting of a complex of collapsed colonnades and obelisks, huge statues of ancient kings and incredible-sized walls of the Temple of Amun. In 1938, near the temple, a group of French researchers dug untouched by time royal tombs Sheshonk ІІ and Psusennes І, not inferior in its wealth to the famous tomb of Tutankhamen. Not far from the tombs is another attraction - Bubastis. This area served the ancient Egyptians as a place of worship of cats.

Many experts of intellectual tourism agree that almost anyone can find among the relics of Egypt, something close to his heart. It is only necessary to move away from the banal routes "beaten" by travel companies. Surely everyone would want to visit the almost inaccessible to tourists areas of Upper Egypt. These places are still largely untouched by regular visits. And of the fact that to go to Upper Egypt, every ancient Egyptian dreamed, because, according to legends, it was in these places was buried head of the god Osiris, who managed to defeat death and reborn.