MADRASSA AND MARISTAN MANSUR QALAOUN
Cairo
Schools colleges and universities to visit
A superb complex housing a mosque with a square courtyard and four iwans, as well as a ...Read more
KHANQA OF SULTAN FARAG IBN BARQUQ
Cairo
Mosque to visit
Khanqah has a building with a rare calm conducive to meditation and study where students of ...Read more
ANDERSON GAY HOUSE
Cairo
Places associated with famous people to visit
Two attached 17th-century houses at the southeast corner of the Ibn Toulon mosque, with ...Read more
EL-NASIR MOHAMMED IBN QALAOUN MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Superb mosque with interior colonnade, covered prayer room and mihrab with superb green dome.Read more
MAUSOLEUM OF CHAGARET EL-DOR
Rue Abd el-Megid el-Laban, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Ayyubid-style monument inspired by Abbasid elements and featuring an interior mosaic depicting ...Read more
DERWISH THEATRE
Cairo
Operas and theaters to visit
Sufi theater with a round dance floor in the center of the first floor, bordered by wooden ...Read more
ESPLANADE OF THE MOHAMMED ALI MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
4.5/5
(4 reviews)
Esplanade housing a mosque in front of a sahn and a clock tower presented by Louis-Philippe to ...Read more
MYKERINO PYRAMID
Plateau De Guiza
Archaeological site
4.4/5
(5 reviews)
This pyramid, 65 m high and 105 m square, with a funerary complex, is the smallest on the Giza ...Read more
IDOUT MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
Mastaba made up of 10 rooms, 5 of which are decorated and the others act as stores.Read more
OUNCE PYRAMID
Saqqarah
Archaeological site
4/5
(2 reviews)
These two pyramids are smaller in size and made from materials that are less durable over time.Read more
RHOMBOIDAL PYRAMID
Dachour
Monuments to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
Egypt's first smooth-faced pyramid is the most spectacular monument at Dachour.Read more
PTAH-HOTEP MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A small, very pretty mastaba dedicated to Ptahhotep, with unfinished ornamentation in the ...Read more
MIT RAHINA MUSEUM
Mit Rahina, Al Badrashin, Memphis
Museums
3.7/5
(3 reviews)
Open-air museum housing a magnificent sphinx, nearly 8 m long, and artifacts with relics from ...Read more
AL-AZHAR PARK
Sharia Salah Salem, Cairo
Natural site to discover
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
A park between el-Azhar, the City of the Dead and the Cairo Citadel, offering a unique view of ...Read more
SOLAR BARK
Plateau De Guiza
Monuments to visit
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
Museum exhibiting a royal boat by Cheops, 43.3 m long and 5.9 m wide, belonging to Pharaoh's ...Read more
BEN IZRA SYNAGOGUE
Cairo
Synagogue to visit
3/5
(1 review)
This ancient synagogue with its Christian architecture, recently restored, is the only ...Read more
SAINT BARBARA'S CHURCH
Cairo
Religious buildings
3/5
(1 review)
Coptic church with relics of Saint Barbara and a metal gate giving access to the Coptic ...Read more
ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
Cairo
Religious buildings
3/5
(1 review)
A very old church with a brightly-colored flamboyant dome and a wedding hall preserving its ...Read more
BAB EL-NASR
Cairo
Ancient monuments
3/5
(1 review)
Porte de la Victoire (Victory Gate), recognizable by its two massive square towers, the upper ...Read more
MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA CIVILSATION ÉGYPTIENNE (NMEC)
El-Fustat Road, Cairo
Museums
3/5
(1 review)
Museum with a flagship hall featuring the mummies of 18 kings and 4 queens who reigned between ...Read more
EL-FOUSTAT SOUK
Vieux Caire, Cairo
Crafts to discover
2/5
(1 review)
Souk el-Foustat featuring 48 stores selling Tanis printed fabrics, copper creations, ...Read more
MUSEUM OF THE ABDOMINAL PALATE
Au bout de la rue el-Tahrir, Cairo
Museums
A few rooms devoted to weaponry, displaying the swords, daggers and daggers of Mohammed Ali's ...Read more
NILOMETER AND MANASTERLY PALATE
A la pointe de l'île de Roda, Cairo
Monuments to visit
Nilometer next to the Manasterly Palace offering a visit to a small museum dedicated to the ...Read more
THE PHARAONIC VILLAGE
Guiza, Cairo
Museums
Amusement park housing 10 museums retracing the history of ancient Egypt with 3 hours of ...Read more
THE CAIRO TOWER
Ile de Gezirah, Cairo
Towers to visit
A 187 m-high restaurant with an elevator that rotates 360° on itself in around 20 minutes.Read more
MAHMOUD KHALIL MUSEUM
Sharia el-Guiza, Doqqi, Cairo
Museums
Museum housing a collection of Chinese, Turkish and Persian vases from the Khalil family, as ...Read more
MOKHTAR MUSEUM
5, Sharia Tahrir, Cairo
Museums
Museum featuring major works by Mahmoud Mokhtar and a stunning nude exhibition with a total of ...Read more
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN EGYPTIAN ART
Espace d'exposition de l'Opéra, Cairo
Museums
Museum featuring a rich collection of Egyptian artworks, paintings, an open-air statuary ...Read more
OFFICE DE TOURISME
5, Sharia Adli, Cairo
Tourist office
Tourist office providing general information as well as an attractive map of Egypt and booklets ...Read more
MEMPHITE TOMB
Saqqarah
Archaeological site
A type of Egyptian burial site with several rooms, a chapel and a 20 m-deep shaft dug into the ...Read more
FAYOUM ART CENTER
Tunis, Médinat El-Fayoum
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
A creative meeting place housing a museum of caricature in the Middle East, with a collection ...Read more
MEREROUKA MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
A huge mastaba to the north of the Teti pyramid, with a veritable labyrinth of 32 rooms divided ...Read more
ENTIRE INAL SULTAN
Cairo
Religious buildings
Today, all that remains of this complex built by Sultan Inal is the mosque, with iwans of ...Read more
SET OF QURQUMAS EMIR KEBIR
Cairo
Religious buildings
The finest Mamluk ensemble, comprising a palace, mausoleum, mosque, sabil, kuttab and madrassa.Read more
Deir al-Surian (MONASTERY OF THE SYRIANS)
Wadi Natroun
Religious buildings
A pretty monastery surrounded by an inelegant modern enclosure, with moving Byzantine frescoes ...Read more
KAGEMNI MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
Large mastaba in a necropolis on the north side of the Teti pyramid, renowned for its ...Read more
MADRASAH AND MOSQUE OF SULTAN QATBAY
Cairo
Religious buildings
Qatbay Madrasa and mosque, passing a horse trough before reaching the stairs leading to the ...Read more
SULTAN ACHRAF BARSBAY'S KHANQA
Cairo
Mosque to visit
Khanqah with period minaret, still dedicated to worship today, known for its marble floors and ...Read more
DEIR BARAMOS (MONASTERY OF THE ROMANS)
Wadi Natroun
Religious buildings
Coptic Orthodox monastery in the Nitrie desert, with a convent retaining its picturesque ...Read more
DEIR ANBA BICHOÏ
Wadi Natroun
Abbey monastery and convent
An important, restored ancient Coptic Orthodox monastery housing the tomb of the holy anchorite ...Read more
DEIR ABU MAKAR (HOLY MONASTERY)
Wadi Natroun
Religious buildings
This remakable monastery in Wadi Natroun is one of the oldest in the world, home to thousands ...Read more
ILLIGAY EL-YUSUFIS MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
This mosque is a small-scale replica of Sultan Hassan's madrassa, with a central courtyard ...Read more
MAHMOUD PASHA MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Interesting mosque blending Mamluk and Ottoman styles, worth a visit for its age.Read more
BAB EL-AZAB
Cairo
Works of art to see
Gate flanked by two massive towers, in the style of Bab el-Foutouh, protecting the original ...Read more
WALLS OF SALAH EL-DIN
Cairo
Archaeological site
This defensive wall is a ditch dug along Salah el-Din, between Bab el-Foutouh and Bab ...Read more