Deir el-Medina
دير المدينة
The ruins of the artisans' village that built tombs for the Valley of the Kings. The small tombs the craftsmen made for themselves feature vivid, lively murals.
Deir el-Medina preserves the house foundations, temples and cemetery of the New Kingdom artisans' village, an important site for studying the daily lives of ordinary ancient Egyptians. A combined ticket gives access to several artisans' tombs, including the tomb of Sennedjem (TT1). The tombs depict the afterlife as an idyllic landscape, with farming and family life in brilliant colors. On the north side is a Ptolemaic-era Temple of Hathor. Admission is about 200 Egyptian pounds. It is rarely crowded and is recommended as part of a day with the Valley of the Queens.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Tombs of the Nobles (Sheikh Abd el-Qurna)
- Valley of the Queens & Tomb of Nefertari
- Medinet Habu (Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III)
- Ramesseum
- Valley of the Kings
- Colossi of Memnon
- Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- Luxor Hot Air Balloon