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ALEXANDRINA LIBRARY
Alexandria
Libraries to visit • €€
5/5
(3 reviews)
Since 2002, the new Library of Alexandria (BA) has stood close to where the ...Read more
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TOMB OF RAMSES III
Vallée Des Rois
Archaeological site
5/5
(3 reviews)
This tomb is 188 m long. It was built for Pharaoh Ramses III of the 20th ...Read more
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CAIRO CITADEL
Cairo
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4.5/5
(8 reviews)
Built by Saladin between 1176 and 1207, the function of this fortress was ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF HATHOR
Denderah
Religious buildings • €
5/5
(2 reviews)
Like Abydos its neighbour, it rises on a site where already Khufu would ...Read more
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NILE ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK
Parc National Des Îles Du Nil
Natural site to discover
5/5
(2 reviews)
One hundred and forty-four islands of the delta in Aswan are included in ...Read more
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KEPHREN PYRAMID
Plateau De Guiza
Archaeological site
4.8/5
(4 reviews)
Discovered in 1818 and dedicated to Képhren, the son of Khéops, this ...Read more
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TOMB OF RAMS IX
Vallée Des Rois
Archaeological site
5/5
(2 reviews)
At 105 m deep, the tomb was built for the remains of Pharaoh Ramses IX, ...Read more
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IT MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
5/5
(2 reviews)
It is considered one of the masterpieces of bas-relief art. If you only had ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF RAMSES III (HABOU MEDINA)
Gourna - Thèbes Ouest
Religious buildings • €
5/5
(2 reviews)
This monumental complex - the largest after Karnak - occupies a site long ...Read more
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ISIS TEMPLE
Philae
Religious buildings
4.6/5
(5 reviews)
The extraordinary temple of Isis and the associated cult buildings ...Read more
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KHAN EL-KHALILI
Cairo
Markets
4.5/5
(6 reviews)
A khan is a large market with a variety of stalls and merchants of all ...Read more
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HANGING CHURCH (OR
Cairo
Religious buildings
4.5/5
(6 reviews)
Built on the site of a Roman temple, the church was enlarged several times, ...Read more
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SAINT SERGIUS CHURCH
Cairo
Religious buildings
4.6/5
(5 reviews)
This church is of major importance to Christians and Copts alike. The ...Read more
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Bahareyya
Museums
5/5
(1 review)
Tombs dating back to the beginning of Christianity have been found in ...Read more
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BAB ZOUEILA
Cairo
Works of art to see
5/5
(1 review)
Like the el-Nasr and el-Foutouh gates, Bab Zoueila was erected in 1092 to ...Read more
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IMHOTEP SITE MUSEUM
Saqqarah
Museums
5/5
(1 review)
This museum, inaugurated in April 2006 by the two First Ladies of Egypt and ...Read more
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SHALI RUINS
Siwa
Ancient monuments
5/5
(1 review)
On the height of Siwa, your gaze, as soon as you arrive, will ...Read more
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COPTIC SAINT MARK'S CATHEDRAL
Cairo
Religious buildings
5/5
(1 review)
The Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mark was inaugurated in 1968 by ...Read more
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COLOURED CANYON
Dahab
Natural site to discover
5/5
(1 review)
An excursion not to be missed. The colorful canyon is one of Sinai's ...Read more
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COPTE MUSEUM
Cairo
Museums
4.7/5
(3 reviews)
It hides behind the imposing circular tower, a vestige of the Roman ...Read more
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MADRASSA AND MARISTAN MANSUR QALAOUN
Cairo
Schools colleges and universities to visit
It was in 1284 that Sultan Mansur el-Qalaoun had a superb complex built ...Read more
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KHANQA OF SULTAN FARAG IBN BARQUQ
Cairo
Mosque to visit
To find Farag Ibn Barquq Street from the Qurqumas Complexes, take the road ...Read more
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ANDERSON GAY HOUSE
Cairo
Places associated with famous people to visit
The complex, located at the southeast corner of the Ibn Touloun mosque, ...Read more
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EL-NASIR MOHAMMED IBN QALAOUN MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
The only Mamluk building in the Citadel, this superb mosque was erected in ...Read more
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MAUSOLEUM OF CHAGARET EL-DOR
Cairo
Monuments to visit
An incredible story as that of Chagaret el-Dor, whose name means "the tree ...Read more
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DERWISH THEATRE
Cairo
Operas and theaters to visit
This Sufi theater dating from the 18th century is interesting for the ...Read more
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ESPLANADE OF THE MOHAMMED ALI MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
4.5/5
(4 reviews)
A number of Mamluk-era buildings were demolished to clear the esplanade and ...Read more
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TEMPLE OF SOBEK AND HAROERIS
Kôm-Ombo
Religious buildings • €
4.5/5
(4 reviews)
The Ptolemaic temple of Kom-Ombo was built over two centuries, between the ...Read more
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MYKERINO PYRAMID
Plateau De Guiza
Archaeological site
4.4/5
(5 reviews)
Mykerinos (2532-2515 BC), son of Kephren and Khamerernebti, was the fifth ...Read more
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SAINT SIMEON MONASTERY (DEIR AMBA SAMAAN)
Aswan
Religious buildings
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
Where the devil is Simeon? We don't know, except that he gave his name to ...Read more
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IDOUT MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
Built by the vizier Ihy, who lived during the reign of King Ounas, this ...Read more
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CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Bahareyya
Natural Crafts
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
In the heart of the white desert, a small mountain veined with quartz, ...Read more
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NUBIAN VILLAGES
Île De Sehel
Street square and neighborhood to visit
4.3/5
(4 reviews)
Several Nubian villages lie between the islands and the western shore of ...Read more
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HATSHEPSUT TEMPLE
Gourna - Thèbes Ouest
Religious buildings • €
4/5
(4 reviews)
Even more than its architecture, the site's location at the foot of a ...Read more
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QAÏTBAY CITADEL
Alexandria
Monuments to visit • €
4/5
(4 reviews)
In 1303, an earthquake dealt the final blow to what were already the ruins ...Read more
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ROMAN ODEON OF KÔM EL-DIKKA
Alexandria
Archaeological site • €
4/5
(2 reviews)
The complex uncovered in 1960 at the site known as Kom el-Dikka, which ...Read more
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OUNCE PYRAMID
Saqqarah
Archaeological site
4/5
(2 reviews)
The two pyramids of Ounas and Teti date from the5th and 6th dynasties. ...Read more
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MONT SAINTE-CATHERINE (2,637 M)
Sainte-Catherine
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
At 2,637 metres, Mount Sainte-Catherine (djebel Katherin) is the highest ...Read more
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RHOMBOIDAL PYRAMID
Dachour
Monuments to visit
4/5
(2 reviews)
Dachour's most spectacular monument, with its taut silhouette, is Egypt's ...Read more
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NOBLE TOMBS
Aswan
Archaeological site
4/5
(1 review)
They are hypogeums that can be seen from the cities, hanging on the ...Read more
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FISH MARKET
Alexandria
Markets
4/5
(1 review)
Early in the morning (at noon the stalls are empty), this fish market is so ...Read more
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TOMB OF SETI II
Vallée Des Rois
Archaeological site • €€
4/5
(1 review)
Located in the southwest corner of the Valley of the Kings, the tomb of ...Read more
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SALUGA EL-GHAZAL NATURE RESERVE
Réserve NaturElle De Saluga El-Ghazal
Natural site to discover
4/5
(1 review)
Located 3 km north of Aswan, on an island where species of shrubs were ...Read more
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PTAH-HOTEP MASTABA
Saqqarah
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4/5
(1 review)
This lovely little mastaba is dedicated to Ptahhotep the Elder, father of ...Read more
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OLD DAM ( EL GHAZAL )
Aswan
Monuments to visit
4/5
(1 review)
The first Aswan Dam was built between 1898 and 1902 at the request of the ...Read more