Tell el Amarna was Egypt’s capital during the Amarna period. Amarna Egypt and Tell el-Amarna were Pharaoh Akhenaten’s vision of a new city centered around a new religion, the worship of the Aten, or sun disk. This blog post goes over everything you need to know in order to visit this amazing site.

Visit El Amarna to see:

1. The Tomb of Akhenaten

2. Where the Amarna letters were discovered

3. Amarna art—The Amarna style of art is unique and beautiful!

4. Amarna style tombs

5. The city of Amarna

And more!