Qasr Qarun is one of the major tourist attractions in
El Fayum
City that marks the site of the ancient Greek city of Dionysias . It locates the western edge of
Qarun Lake
in
El Fayoum
Governorate about 40km from the capital El Fayum . The site had enjoyed great importance during the Greco-Roman Period as here was the beginning of the caravan route to The
Western Desert
Oasis . The palace is surrounded by some remains of a Roman bath , two temples , a number of fresco-decorated houses , and a fortress .
