CAIRO CITADEL
Cairo
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4.5/5
(8 reviews)
Citadel divided into three distinct parts, housing Mohammed Ali's former palace and its ...Read more
KHAN EL-KHALILI
Cairo
Markets
4.4/5
(7 reviews)
A large market with an upstairs wakala, bringing together a variety of stalls and merchants of ...Read more
BAB ZOUEILA
Cairo
Works of art to see
5/5
(1 review)
Door with two minarets to the el-Mouayyed mosque, accessible from the top, with a breathtaking ...Read more
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
SABIL MANASTERLY
Cairo
Works of art to see
Monument now transformed into a cultural music center before being closed for renovation.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
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
ZEINAB KHATOUM HOUSE
Cairo
Mansion to visit
Refurbished el-Azhar mosque featuring a large main hall and a summer terrace overlooking an ...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