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Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan

Aswan · Egypt

The Old Cataract Hotel on its granite bluff above the Nile at Aswan
The Old Cataract Hotel on its granite bluff above the Nile at Aswan
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The Victorian landmark of 1899 on the Nile, with its terrace facing Elephantine.

The Sofitel Legend Old Cataract opened in 1899 and, after its renovation, reopened in 2011; its terrace looks over the Nile to Elephantine Island, and its restaurants include 1902 and Saraya.

  • Since 1899

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