MAISON DE CLAUDE FRANCOIS
159, Sharia Al-Nakhlil, Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
Completely hidden by hedges, this one-storey house features two commemorative plaques.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
OTTOMAN FORTRESS
El Quseir
Monuments to visit
This hilltop fortress, complete with cannons, is El Quseir's most famous historical site.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
MAISON FERDINAND DE LESSEPS
Intersection Salah Salem & sharia Orabi, Ismaïlia
Places associated with famous people to visit
Villa by Ferdinand de Lesseps at the corner of rue Ahmed Orabi and rue Salah Salem, now owned ...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
EL GOUNA INFO CENTER
Down Town, El Gouna
Tourist office
Office in the village of El Gouna, with a website providing information and maps to help you ...Read more
DJEBEL MAWTA
Siwa
Street square and neighborhood to visit
A small hill at the entrance to the village, ideal for a guided tour to see tombs from the ...Read more
DJEBEL DAKROUR
Siwa
Street square and neighborhood to visit
A mountain that hosts the Siwa festival to celebrate friendship and peace between tribes at the ...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
CHAPELS OF AINEL-MUFTELLAH
Bahareyya
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Four interesting and rare chapels dedicated to the god Bès, featuring beautiful bas-reliefs ...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
BEIT EL-RAZZAZ
15 Street 33, Cairo
Palaces to visit
Palace in a vast quadrangle in front of the crossroads, with a gigantic courtyard, a monumental ...Read more
AMIR AL-TINBOGHA AL-MARIDANI MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Mosque featuring a courtyard with rows of arcades supported by reused antique columns and a ...Read more
SHEIKH MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
A remarkable cruciform-shaped mosque housing a vestibule, qibla and minbar preceded by an ...Read more
KHANQAH SHEIKHOU
Cairo
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
An ancient khanqah-madrasa from the Mamluk period, used to welcome pilgrims on their way to ...Read more
BEIT EL-SENNARI
Cairo
Places associated with famous people to visit
House converted into an Institute of Applied Arts, with exhibitions of glassware, textiles and ...Read more
SAYEDA ZEINAB MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Restored mosque with a beautifully decorated interior, featuring a facade and minaret in ...Read more
SABIL MANASTERLY
Cairo
Works of art to see
Monument now transformed into a cultural music center before being closed for renovation.Read more
SALAH SANGAR MOSQUE AND MAUSOLEUM
Cairo
Religious buildings
Mosque with a single iwan featuring rooms on the south and west floors, perched with ...Read more
SERGHAMISH MADRASSA MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Splendid, but tiny madrassa with a central courtyard divided into four iwans, offering ...Read more
MEDRESSA IBN TAGHRI
Cairo
Mosque to visit
A mosque with a fine minaret on the corner of a street, offering two fine views of its facades.Read more
SABIL KUTTAB OUM ABBAS
Cairo
Works of art to see
Ottoman-built Sabil at the start of Souyoufeya Street, with a marble facade featuring elaborate ...Read more
AL-AZHAR MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
An ancient Fatimid mosque with a period main entrance door, a prayer room still decorated in ...Read more
EL-HUSSEIN MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
A very late mosque, built on a Fatimid cemetery that completed the Khan el-Khalili to the ...Read more
BAB EL-BADISTAN
Cairo
Works of art to see
Still standing near the el-Hussein mosque, this gate features an arch decorated with fine stone ...Read more
AMR MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Africa's first mosque is the fourth largest in the world, and is invested with a high symbolic ...Read more
ZEINAB KHATOUM HOUSE
Cairo
Mansion to visit
Refurbished el-Azhar mosque featuring a large main hall and a summer terrace overlooking an ...Read more
KHAYAMEYA COVERED SOUK
Cairo
Crafts to discover
This covered souk, built in the 17th century, is the only known architectural example in Cairo.Read more
SABIL KUTTAB ABDEL-RAHMAN KATKHUDA
Cairo
Works of art to see
This Ottoman and Turkish-inspired sabil, with stocking room and kuttab above, is one of the ...Read more