Alberto Siliotti Boeken

Unique amongst the seven wonders of the ancient world for having survived to the present day, the great pyramids of Giza stand as testimony to the strength and sophistication of the culture of the Nile Valley between the 4th and 3rd millenniums BC. This guide presents a thorough description of all the principal pyramids of Egypt and the great Memphite necropolises of the Old Kingdom, enabling readers to explore Nile civilization and its greatest achievements in detail.

Devoted to the remarkable story of the rediscovery of ancient Egypt, from the Greco-roman period to the nineteenth century, this book contains a large number of original illustrations in which adventure and exploration are interwoven with erudition and art.

Aswan, the southernmost gateway to Egypt, is a fascinating area that visitors should make the most of. This guide provides a concise history of the region and its people, as well as practical information about the Nubia Museum, the Tombs of the Nobles and the Temple of Philae. schovat popis

A handy pocket guide for explorers of Egypt's rich past and exciting present in Alexandria

This is an indispensable guide for observing the most important fish in the Red Sea. The Red Sea is home to a rich array of wildlife, including more than 1,000 species of fish. This guide allows divers and snorkelers to identify easily over 100 common species and to recognize their principal characteristics, habitats, and, distribution, biology, and behavior.

The reader is invited to take a journey up the Nile by means of some of the finest photographs ever taken of Egypt's monuments and fabulous treasures. Here are the pyramids of Giza and Saqqara and the temples and tombs of Thebes. Here too are the less well-known sites and cities of the Delta, the Faiyum, Sinai and Nubia. The photographs are accompanied by a text, giving an overview of the natural wealth of the Nile and 5,000 years of Egyptian history from the first pharaohs to the modem Arab republic.