The Deir el Medina is nestled in a valley on the southern edge of the Theban Hills, off the road to the Valley of the Queens. Its present entrance is at the rear of the village. Its main attractions are the Ptolemaic Temple to Hathor, the tombs of artisans and the ruins of the Workers Village. It is open from 7 a.m. until 5.00p.m. in the winter and 6.00 p.m. in the summer. Tickets are available from the main ticket Office near the Medinet Habu. It is important that you remember to get the tickets as they are not available on site and it can be a long hot walk back to obtain them. It costs 20 le for a ticket to the temple, the ruins and two tombs. A further ticket costing 10 le is necessary for entrance to the tomb of Pashedu. This is well worth the extra cost.

-----------------------------------------Restored pyamid above the tomb of Sennedjem --------------------------------------- Painting from the walls of Sennedjem's tomb