Le EgyptMinya governorate
🏙️ Minya
The 'Bride of Upper Egypt', a calm overnight stop with rock tombs, Amarna and the Holy Family route.
📍 Districts & areas
Minya corniche
Long Nile promenade with hotels and cafés.
Long Nile promenade with hotels and cafés.
Beni Hasan
Painted rock tombs on the east bank cliffs.
Painted rock tombs on the east bank cliffs.
Mallawi, Hermopolis & Tuna el-Gebel
Thoth's city and the catacombs of mummified ibises.
Thoth's city and the catacombs of mummified ibises.
Tell el-Amarna
Akhenaten's capital across the Nile.
Akhenaten's capital across the Nile.
Gabal al-Tayr
Clifftop church on the Holy Family route.
Clifftop church on the Holy Family route.
🏛️ Places to visit
- Minya Corniche
- Beni Hasan Tombs
- Tuna el-Gebel
- Hermopolis (Ashmunein)
- Tell el-Amarna
- Monastery of Gabal al-Tayr
- Zawyet Sultan
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Upper Egyptian bread (eish shamsi) and grills
🛍️ What to buy
- Local textiles and kilims
- Dates
🏬 Where to shop
- The central souq