Dendera, dedicated to the goddess Hathor, is a highlight for many travelers precisely because it is so complete. Recent cleaning has revealed astonishingly vivid ceiling colors, and the temple's rooftop chapels and crypts can be explored.
The famous Dendera zodiac once decorated a ceiling here; the original is now in the Louvre, with a cast in place. About an hour north of Luxor, it is usually visited together with Abydos.
The present temple is Greco-Roman, built between the 1st century BCE and 1st century CE, on a much older sacred site.
Full day
A full-day journey north from Luxor to the astonishingly colorful Temple of Hathor at Dendera and the sacred temple of Seti I at Abydos.
The original is in the Louvre in Paris; a cast remains in the temple where it was found.
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