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MOSQUE SOLIMAN AGHA EL-SILAHDAR AND SABIL
Cairo
Religious buildings
A rare example of a monument dating from the end of the reign of Muhammad ...Read more
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EL-HAKIM MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Built between 990 and 1013 by el-Aziz and his son el-Hakim. It is the ...Read more
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SALEH TALAI MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
It was in 1160 that the vizier Saleh Talai undertook to build a ...Read more
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SULTAN AL-MUAYYAD MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
This mosque was erected between 1415 and 1420 by Sultan el-Mouayyed. It ...Read more
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EL-FAKAHANI MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
Taking Muezz el-Din Allah Street, one can see on its left a beautiful ...Read more
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BAB EL-FOUTOUH
Cairo
Works of art to see
Built in 1087, Bab el-Foutouh (Gate of Conquests) is recognizable by its ...Read more
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NEFERTARI TOMB
Vallée Des Reines
Archaeological site • €€€
Nefertari, the most famous of Ramses II's wives, is buried in this ...Read more
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NUBIA MUSEUM
Aswan
Museums
One of the great achievements undertaken by UNESCO to safeguard the Nubian ...Read more
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EL-MUFID LAKE
Farafra
Natural site to discover
A clear expanse of water, where it grows with rushes and reeds among which ...Read more
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MONTAZAH AREA
Alexandria
Parks and gardens
The Montazah estate is a huge shady park where it is good to walk before ...Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB QAITBAY
Cairo
Works of art to see
It was in 1479 that Sultan Qaïtbay built this superb red stone edifice, ...Read more
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QASR EL-DOUCH
Baris
Archaeological site
This 4th century AD Roman fortress protected the border with Sudan at the ...Read more
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MEDINET DIMAI
Médinat El-Fayoum
Ancient monuments
Difficult to access, this abandoned city is well worth a visit. In Ptolemy ...Read more
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AIN EL-SILIYIN
Médinat El-Fayoum
Natural site to discover
The natural beauty near Al-Fayyum comes from the hot springs of Ain ...Read more
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AGUIBA BEACH
Marsa Matrouh
Natural site to discover
Meaning "the strange or wonderful place", Aguiba (Ageeba) is the most ...Read more
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PYRAMIDS OF LAHUN AND HAWARA
Médinat El-Fayoum
Archaeological site
Both are very deteriorated and are much more like mounds of earth than the ...Read more
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SABIL MOHAMMED ALI
Cairo
Works of art to see
This sabil is now below the street which has grown 1.50 m in height in less ...Read more
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SULTAN HASAN MOSQUE
Cairo
Religious buildings
In Salah el-Din Square, these two mosques face each other and are ...Read more
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BEIT HARAOUI
Cairo
Mansion to visit
This bourgeois house built in 1731 was restored in 1993. A succession of ...Read more
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MANIAL PARK
Cairo
Parks and gardens
The park stretches along the Nile, on Roda island, behind the palace. ...Read more
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OFFICE DU TOURISME
Bahareyya
Tourist office
Do not hesitate to contact Mohamed Abdel Qader, the director of the office ...Read more
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QASR QAROUN
Réserve Naturelle Du Lac Qaroun
Archaeological site
It is a small temple of rather massive aspect, without any fresco or ...Read more
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MANIAL PALAIS
Cairo
Monuments to visit
In March 2015, the Palais Manial reopened its doors after ten years of ...Read more
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GRAVES OF ANFOUCHI
Alexandria
Cemetery and memorial to visit
This necropolis, dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, was discovered ...Read more
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EMIR TAZ PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Built in 1352 by the son-in-law of the Mamluk sultan Mohammed Qalaoun, who ...Read more
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LOVE BEACH
Marsa Matrouh
Natural site to discover
The Egyptians who go there never stray far from the landing stage, where ...Read more
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SAINT-ANTOINE MONASTERY
Zaafarana
Religious buildings
Saint Anthony is considered in the Christian world to be one of the ...Read more
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ST. PAUL'S MONASTERY
Zaafarana
Religious buildings
A sacred site for Egypt's Orthodox Copts, it is attributed to the hermit ...Read more
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ORMAN GARDEN
Cairo
Parks and gardens
The oldest of Cairo's botanical gardens, north of the majestic avenue that ...Read more
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BEIT EL-Suhaymi
Cairo
Mansion to visit
This superb house, built in successive periods between 1648 and 1796 by ...Read more
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MOSQUE AND MADRASSA INAL-EL-YOUSSOUFI
Cairo
Religious buildings
Both monuments were erected between 1392 and 1393. It has only two iwans in ...Read more
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MEIDOUN PYRAMID
Meidoun
Archaeological site
Easily recognizable by its characteristic tiered silhouette, it was built ...Read more
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TOMB OF RAMSES IER
Vallée Des Rois
Archaeological site
It's a small grave, 49 meters long, very deep. It received the body of ...Read more
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JOSEPH'S WELL (BIR YOUSSEF)
Cairo
Works of art to see
A great work of military engineering of Salah el-Din in 1183, this 80 m ...Read more
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GAWHARA PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
Located southwest of the esplanade. Also known as the Palace of Jewels, the ...Read more
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TOMB OF RAMSES VI
Vallée Des Rois
Archaeological site • €
The grave is 116 m long. It was begun by the brother of Ramses VI, Ramses ...Read more
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SOURCE OF BIR EL-GHABA
Bahareyya
Natural site to discover
In the heart of a eucalyptus plantation, one enjoys bathing in the spring ...Read more
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SEINER'S TOMB
Tombes Des Nobles
Archaeological site
Sennefer was prince and administrator of the temple gardens of Amun during ...Read more
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REKHMIRE TOMB
Tombes Des Nobles
Archaeological site
The very fine tomb of the Vizier under Thoutmes III expresses, through its ...Read more
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HAREM PALACE
Cairo
Monuments to visit
The palace-harem of Mehemet Ali is located in the northern district and now ...Read more
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OUSIRHAT TOMB
Tombes Des Nobles
Archaeological site
Usirhat was a royal scribe under Amenophis II, and his tomb features the ...Read more
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FARAN MOSQUE
El Quseir
Religious buildings
Located in the Old City, the Sheikh Al-Farran Mosque of its full name is ...Read more
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ABU EL-ABBAS EL-MORSI MOSQUE
Alexandria
Religious buildings
The Abu al-Abbas al-Morsi Mosque is built on an older building, dating from ...Read more