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Martin Gray is a cultural anthropologist, writer and photographer specializing in the study of pilgrimage traditions and sacred sites around the world. During a 40 year period he has visited more than 2000 pilgrimage places in 165 countries. The World Pilgrimage Guide at sacredsites.com is the most comprehensive source of information on this subject.
Egypt Travel Guides
Martin recommends these travel guides
For Additional Information:
Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Sphinx, Giza
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/sphinx.html
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/giza-sphinx
Introduction to Egyptian sacred places
St. Mary’s Coptic Church, Zeitoun, Cairo
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Virgin_Mary_(Zeitoun)
- http://www.windsorcopts.com/?p=661
Sun Temple of Niuserre, Abu Girab
Serapheum, Saqqara
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serapeum_of_Saqqara
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/serapeum-sarcophagi-021992
Red Pyramid, Saqqara
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Pyramid
- https://blog.world-mysteries.com/mystic-places/red-bent-pyramid-dashur/
Bent Pyramid, Saqqara
Temple of Seti I, Abydos
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/stunning-temple-seti-i-abydos-egypt-002313
- https://www.ask-aladdin.com/temples-of-egypt/abydos/
Osireion, Abydos
Colossi of Memnon, Luxor
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossi_of_Memnon
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/luxor-colossi-of-memnon
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/colossi-of-memnon
Ramesseum, Luxor
Medinet Habu, Luxor
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medinet_Habu_(temple)
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/luxor-medinet-habu
Luxor Temple, Luxor
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/luxor_temple.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Temple
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/luxor-luxor-temple
Temple of Karnak
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/obelisk_of_queen_hapshetsut_karnak.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak
- https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ancient-egypt-ap/a/karnak
Temple of Hathor, Dendera
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/dendera.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendera_Temple_complex
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-africa/magnificent-temple-hathor-goddess-love-best-preserved-temple-all-egypt-007537
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hathor-temple
Philae Temple, Aswan
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae
- https://egyptianmuseum.org/explore/greco-and-roman-period-monuments-philae
Temple of Horus and Sobek, Kom Ombo
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Kom_Ombo
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/temple-of-kom-ombo
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/kom-ombo-0011093
Temple of Horus, Edfu
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Edfu
- https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/edfu-temple.html
- https://www.crystalinks.com/TempleEdfu.html
Temple of Khnum, Esna
Saint Paul Monastery
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Paul_the_Anchorite
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/st-pauls-monastery
Saint Anthony Monastery
Monastery of Almuharraq
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/monastery_of_almuharraq.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_el-Muharraq
- http://www.almuharraqmonastery.com/en/
- https://holyfamilyegypt.com/2017/07/09/dayr-al-muharraq/
Mosque of Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy, Tanta
Saint Mina Monastery in Mariut
Mt. Sinai
- https://sacredsites.com/africa/egypt/mount_sinai_egypt.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Mount_Sinai
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/egypt/mount-sinai
Serabit el-Khadim
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serabit_el-Khadim
- https://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/serabit-el-khadim/
- http://archaeology.tau.ac.il/serabit-el-khadem
Temple of Amun, Siwa