Hurghada Guest Houses & Chalets

Hurghada offers many interesting landmarks to visit; the most attractive tourist object remains the Karnak temple. The name of the attractions can be misleading. The fact is that church in this case means a large-scale architectural complex of 1,500 by 700 meters. The temple is dedicated to the god Amun; its construction has being held for one and a half thousand years. Each Pharaoh tried to enrich it with new buildings and rebuild old ones. Sightseeing here would take more than one day.

The monastery of St. Paul named after a local hermit is also notable. At the turn of 3rd-4th centuries of our era the hermit has lived in one of the local caves; later it was decided to found a monastery over there. The building is large and fortified; for many years it was used by monks as fortification and saved them from invaders. Currently, an interesting collection of ancient manuscripts, paintings and religious artifacts is kept within walls of the monastery. Several ancient freshwater sources have remained on its territory.
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