Sakkara is just one place, in the middle of the desert. A stepped pyramid marks the difference, and “explains” why the detour, to see “only” a smaller and more modest pyramid than the ones in Giza.
In reality, this is is a large funerary complex, where the pyramid of Djoser stands out, considered the oldest known funerary structure.
Highlights in Sakkara:
The pyramid and also the various mastabas that surround it.

Visiting Sakkara
Visiting Sakkara - oldest of the oldies Sakkara Considered the oldest of the known pyramids, the pyramid of Djoser is ... Read More