"I started a new life at the foot of this mountain."

Mounir Neamatalla
Photo by Alberto Siliotti

"A window to another era"

From Travel Leisure by Richard Alleman
Photo by De Michelle

"There's a riddle in the sands of Egypt's western desert. To unravel it you need to go there."

From "Food and Travel" by Siona Jenkins
Photo by Daniele Pellegrini

The greatest luxury is the silence of the desert

From Marie Claire by Micaela Zacconi
Photo by Alberto Siliotti

"At night it is so quiet that you begin to hear the stars."

From "Harpers & Queen" by Melissa North
Photo by Omar Hikal
Photo by Beatrice Amagat

A book to decode the mysteries of the Oasis of the Oracle

This photographic book illustrates for the first time with splendid images the oasis of Alexander the Great, its extraordinary constructions made of salt and sand, the uses and customs of its population.

Siwa

The Legendary Oasis of Alexander

Alberto Siliotti

$32

Siwa is the cultural capital of the oases of the Egyptian Sahara, the immense expanse of sand dunes called Great Sand Sea. Famous throughout the ancient world for the importance of its oracle to which the famous Greek poet Pindar dedicated an ode, it was visited by Alexander the Great who here was declared to be the son of God and therefore confirmed as the legitimate descendant of the Pharaohs. Vestiges of ancient monuments, four salt lakes, over two hundred springs, thousands of palm trees and olive trees make Siwa a unique place in the world.

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