Amongst the tombs at Gebel El Silsila there is also the funerary temple of the 18th Dynasty Pharoah Horemheb, whose tomb is in the Valley of the Kings (KV57) and who became Pharoah a few years after Tutankhamun (around 1300BC) so is well before the Greco-Roman period itself, although Greco-Roman influence can be found at many sites and temples that are a lot earlier as many were 'reworked' during the Greco-Roman period.

Gebel El Silsila is the site of the ancient rock quarries, where the sandstone used to build the great temples in Luxor was quarried.

There are a number of shrines and small chapels which can be clearly seen close to the river, the main one being the Speos of Horemheb.

http://www.touregypt.net/speoshoremheb.htm

GrayandCarrie,

Just to add, you can visit the tombs and shrines there with a guide and by getting a motorboat across to them.

I have many photos myself from being there, but none that are web accessible, but I am sure that my fellow DE eLaReF will be along shortly (as soon as he reads your post) with a link to view his web stored photos of his visits there.

Whilst never having managed to actually get there by land, here are some photos, from the river, to be going on with until eLaReF gets here:

s615.beta.photobucket.com/upload… es Silsila

Try that link again, sorry,

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Thanks for your replies, much appreciated.

I'm here!

(OK - I'm in Scotland - On Crutches!!)

See flickr.com/photos/… - there is a Gibel el Silsila folder there amongst all the rest

And just to prove that I've not got my head together yet - I forgot this page which might be useful as well

tripadvisor.co.uk/Travel-g294205-c186126/Lux…

P.S. - this was 2nd my replacement knee so I knew what to expect - Doesn't stop it hurting like h*ll (Or words to that effect that TA wont let me use!) though!!

Every sympathy with your knee pain eLaRef and hope you will soon be crutchless - I am also on two sticks, having broken a leg, putting paid to my planned trip back to Luxor in February.

Best wishes