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In Cairo, Coptic Christmas celebrates Jesus' birth on 7 January. This is the day when believers take part in religious services and concerts and typical Christmas bazaars create a magical atmosphere.
Held every year at venues throughout Cairo, Al Nitaq is a popular cultural festival that celebrates a huge variety of artistic disciplines, from poetry to music and art.
Cairo's American Research Center (ARC) has long hosted Wednesday evening lectures by academics, mostly in the field of Egyptology, Egyptian, Islamic and Coptic history. You might also find…
Cairo's Wafaa Al-Nil Festival, meaning Fidelity of the Nile, remembers the ancient Egyptian veneration of the river, where beautiful girls used to be sacrificed to guarantee a good harvest.…
Cairo's American Research Center (ARC) has long hosted Wednesday evening lectures by academics, mostly in the field of Egyptology, Egyptian, Islamic and Coptic history. You might also find…
The last surviving of the Seven Wonders of the World, Giza's three immense pyramids, Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, built over 4000 years ago, were the pharaohs' necropolis. Check out Solar…
Boy king Tutankhamun's gold and lapis-lazuli burial-mask and coffin are highlights of the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo. With over 120,000 antiquities, covering centuries of ancient…
One of Egypt's oldest surviving structures (and that's pretty old), the Sphinx near Cairo is a mythological creature, carved from one vast block of limestone. It features the body of a lion, a…
An unmissable landmark, the Citadel near Islamic Cairo was home to Egypt's rulers for 700 years. With great city views - and breezes - the huge fortress contains mosques, palaces and museums…
Made from mud-brick and wood, Ibn Tulun Mosque in Sharia Ibn Tulun was built in 879AD, featuring a pointed arch well before Gothic architecture, and decorative inner arcades. The minaret can…
The 187-metre Cairo Tower, also known as Borg al-Qahira, rises majestically above Gezira Island. A viewing room equipped with telescopes on the 14th floor provides breathtaking views of the…
Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza
The one-hour Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza takes place every night, bringing alive the amazing history of these 5000-year-old monuments. A dramatic soundtrack complements laser…
In serene Coptic Cairo, the Hanging Church was built above a Roman water gate, and ascended by steep stairway. Renovated many times, the interior of the 9th-century church has 13 pillars…
Inside Cairo Citadel, Mohammad Ali Mosque is home to the tomb of Mohammad Ali Pasha, the 19th-century Egyptian ruler and founder of the country's last dynasty of Khedives and Kings. Inside…
More than an archive of Coptic history, the Coptic Museum offers a case study in the formative years of the major religion. It houses the world's most important collection of Coptic art…
Honouring Egypt's - and probably the Arab world's - best-known singer, the small Umm Kulsoum Museum in Rhoda has photographs and memorabilia of her life. A short film portrays her early life…
Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art has a rich collection of antiquities from the 7th century AD through to the end of the Ottoman period (1849). Ceramics, glass, manuscripts and textiles represent…
Noisy Khan el-Khalili in Islamic Cairo, known locally as 'the Khan', has over 900 stalls selling almost everything. Join locals along medieval streets and haggle for perfumes, hand-blown glass…
