The Penguin Guide to Ancient Egypt
Summary
Visitors to Egypt or readers fascinated with the country's rich past will find the new edition of this classic guidebook by a distinguished Egyptologist both engrossing & enlightening. A compact yet wide-ranging overview of Egypt's ancient history offers background information & is fully crossreferenced to the sites described in detail in the remaining chapters. Itineraries offer suggestions for visiting the most significant Pharaonic remains, Christian sites & (new to this edition) the Islamic monuments around Cairo. This updated edition also includes sites only recently opened to visitors, such as the Nubian temples on the shores of Lake Nasser & a new section gives practical advice on food, lodging, transportation & local customs.
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