Gabal Shali, the old town of Siwa, illuminated with captivating colours at night





From top: Siwa from atop Gabal Al-Mawta; hospitality at the tent of Abu Shrouf; the ruins of the Temple of Amun; a plunge in Cleopatra's spring; Siwa's ecolodges overlook the Great Siwa Lake
photos: Mohamed Wassim

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