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Cairo


	Coptic Cairo Cairo Tower		Pharonic Village Shopping

"This little world, the great Cairo… the most admirable and the greatest city seen upon earth… the Microcosms of the greater world…"
William Lithgow, 1614

Founded on the site of Babylon, near the ruins of ancient Memphis, Cairo has been the largest city in Africa for centuries. Modern Cairo encompasses many former cities and their monuments: the pyramids of the Pharaohs, the Sphinx, early Christian monasteries and churches, Salah Al-Din Citadel, and mosques of the Mamluke and Ottoman sultans. Five thousand years of culture are concentrated here, at the centre of three continents.
Travel through time in a city that is a living index to civilization. Enjoy the comforts of a cosmopolitan twentieth-century capital.

Coptic Cairo
Lady Duff Gordon on Egypt, 1865 Virgin Mary carrying Jesus Christ St. Paul and St. Antony	The finest collection of Coptic art and antiquities in the world, including illuminated manuscripts, icons and textiles. The Hanging Church (Al-Mu'allaqa): The Hanging Church was built in the 4th century over southern gate of the Fortress of Babylon. Dedicated to Virgin Mary. Its treasures include a 14th century wall-painting of the Nativity. Church of St. Sergius (Abu Serga): A 5th century basilica, built over a crypt where the Holy Family is believed to have stayed during their flight into Egypt. Church of St. Mercurius (Abu Sefein): It boasts a unique collection of Coptic art including 175 icons that depict scenes from the Old and New Testaments, wall paintings, etchings and stained glass. Greek Orthodox Church of Mari Girgis: Built on one of the towers of Babylon Fortress. This basilica is round in structure with a doomed roof. The Coptic Museum: The finest collection of Coptic art and antiquities in the world, including illuminated manuscripts, icons and textiles.

Cairo Tower
	The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo, Egypt. It stands in Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the River Nile, in the city centre. At 187 metres, it is 43 metres higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands some 15 km to the southwest.The Cairo Tower was built from1956 to 1961., reportedly to convince a sceptical world the nation had the capability to construct the Aswan Dam. Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a lotus plant. The tower is crowned by an observation deck and a restaurant. Renovation of the tower started two years ago, while it was still open to the public. The tower went through different phases of renovation in the 1980s and 1990s, but the current plan, so far LE20 million aims at repairing, renovating, painting and improving the status of the tower, the gardens and the area surrounding it. It will also be an object of beauty from afar, with its new lighting system. The company that lights up the Eiffel Tower was consulted to provide a similar system that will let Cairo's Eiffel glow from the outside as well.

Pharonic Village
Step Pyramid	Historical spectacle reflecting the style of life of ancient Egyptians. Visitors witness the daily activities of ancient Egypt, the cradle of civilization. The village also contains a papyrus museum and offers adequate services to its visitors. Egyptian cuisine The Egyptian Kitchen is renowned for its tasty dishes which appeal to millions of visitors to Egypt. Elegant restaurants in major hotels, and elsewhere, offer delicious oriental specialties such as Kofta, Kabab, Mulukhia, Foul, Ta'meya and Kushari.

Shopping
		Cairo offers a wide selection of shopping, leisure, culture and nightlife. Shopping ranges from the famous Khan El-Khalili souk, a bazaar largely unchanged since the 14th century, to modern air-conditioned centers displaying the latest fashions. All the bounty of the East is here: particular purchases are spices, perfumes, gold and silver, rugs, brass and copperware, leatherwork, glass, ceramics and mashrabiya. Try some f the famous street markets, like Wekalet Al-Balah, for fabrics, including Egyptian cotton, (Souq Al-Khayameya) the Tentmaker Bazaar for appliqué-work, Mohammed Ali Street for musical instruments. Although you probably won't want to buy, the Camel Market (Souk al Gemal) also makes a fascinating trip.