Luxor's Markets
Living in Luxor 1 - Luxor's Markets
There are markets every day in Luxor but the main market days are Tuesdays and Saturdays when people travel in from the villages to sell their produce.
On the East Bank, the main market runs from both sides of Sharia Youssef Hassan where you will find the Emilio Hotel. Walking down the street from the hotel away from Sharia Karnak Temple where they are restoring the Avenue of Sphinxes, just a few yards down there is a little garden which marks a crossroad. On the right is the tourist market where you will find all your souvenirs and on the left is the general market where you will find everything from food to rat traps.
Medina Street also has a food market running along its whole length and fresh fish is to be found in the lower area of Sharia Youssef Hassan as you travel towards the train station.
The West Bank has a huge local market on Tuesdays and Saturdays on the waste ground behind the graveyard in Nage el Genina,(Qurna) near the hospital. You will not find any souvenirs there but the market is very busy and colourful and it shows a way of life that may have been lost elsewhere. The markets start early and finish before lunchtime so you will need to be out and about early to catch it at its busiest. By noon all you will find there are herds of goats clearing up the discarded vegetables.
