Philae Temple is Aswan's pearl, the sanctuary of goddess Isis, saved from flooding and relocated to a new island. The story of its rescue is no less dramatic than the ancient myths it commemorates. You can only reach it by water—which makes the visit even more special.

Island of Isis

Isis is one of the main goddesses of the Egyptian pantheon. Wife of Osiris, mother of Horus, she embodied magic, motherhood, and fidelity. Legend says it was Isis who gathered her husband's dismembered body and resurrected him—long enough to conceive a son.

Philae Island was considered one of Osiris's burial pla...