Attractions in Al Qahirah, Egypt (793)
Khan el Khalili
29 Recommendations: 25 Favorable, 4 Critical
Khan El Khalili (Cairo old market) The Khan El-Khalili is one of the most interesting bazaars, not only in Egypt, but also in the whole Middle East. Cafes, restaurants, shops, and large number of vendors and buyers constitute a dynamic panorama of the place. Drinking Hibiscus, Karakare, Helba, or any of the various typical Egyptian beverages, is a pleasant experience for visitors and guests to get a real taste experience. For smokers, there is the Shisha, or water pipe, to be tried. Every visitor can take the opportunity to safely enjoy the walk through the narrow streets of Khan El-Khalili.
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 430 days ago
Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
26 Recommendations: 24 Favorable, 2 Critical
The Egyptian Museum of Antiquities contains many important pieces of ancient Egyptian history. It houses the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, and many treasures of King Tutankhamen. The Egyptian government established the museum, built in 1835 near the Ezbekeyah Garden. The museum soon moved to Boulaq in 1858 because the original building was getting to be too small to hold all of the artifacts. In 1855, shortly after the artifacts were moved, Duke Maximilian of Austria was given all of the artifacts. He hired a French architect to design and construct a new museum for the antiquities. The new building was to be constructed on the bank of the Nile River in Boulaq. In 1878, after the museum was completed for some time, it suffered some irreversible damage; a flood of the Nile River caused the antiquities to be relocated to another museum, in Giza. The artifacts remained there until 1902 when they were moved, for the last time to the current museum in Tahrir Square. There are two main floors of the museum, the ground floor and the first floor. On the ground floor there is an extensive collection of papyrus and coins used in the Ancient world. The numerous pieces of papyrus are generally small fragments, due to their decay over the past two millennia. Several languages are found on these pieces, including Greek, Latin, Arabic, and the Ancient Egyptian writing language of hieroglyphs. The coins found on this floor are made of many different elements, including gold, silver, and bronze. The coins are not only Egyptian, but also Greek, Roman, and Islamic, which has helped historians research the history of Ancient Egyptian trade. Also on the ground floor are artifacts from the New Kingdom, the time period between 1550 and 1069 BC. These artifacts are generally larger than items created in earlier centuries. Those items include statues, tables, and coffins. On the first floor there are artifacts from the final two dynasties of Ancient Egypt, including items from the tombs of the Pharaohs Thutmosis III, Thutmosis IV, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut, and Maherpen, and also many artifacts taken from the Valley of the Kings .
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 550 days ago
Al-Azhar Park
22 Recommendations: 20 Favorable, 2 Critical
Located in the heart of old historic Cairo and commanding stunning panoramic views of the world's most intriguing city, Al-Azhar Park offers every visitor a glimpse into the captivating past. Lush green landscaped gardens are an enjoyable sojourn away from city's major tourist attractions. Embracing valuable history, the park is home to the newly discovered Ayyubid wall, constructed by Salah El Din more than 800 years ago
Reviewed by Hatem Amin
Updated 788 days ago
Egyptian Museum
22 Recommendations: 19 Favorable, 3 Critical
In 1858, a museum was prepared at Boulaq, its contents collected by the French archeologist August Mariette. In 1880, the contents of the Boulaq museum was transferred to an annex of the Giza palace of Ismail pasha, the ruler of Egypt. The present museum was built in 1900, in the neo-classical style by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon This museum exhibits over 120000 objects including: - the mummies of some pharaohs of the 18 to 20th Dynasty found in Thebes - The contents of the royal tombs of Tuthmosis III, Tuthmosis IV, Amenhotep III and Horemheb and the tomb of Yuya and Thuya - The famous treasure of Tutankhamon, consisting of more than 3500 Pieces of which 1700 objects are displayed in the museum
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 430 days ago
City Stars
18 Recommendations: 18 Favorable,
With a gross leasable area of 150,000 m2, Stars Centre was considered the largest in the Middle East until November 2008, when it was surpassed by Dubai Mall, located at Burj Khalifa which is almost twice as large as Stars Center, and is now the largest shopping mall in the world. Stars Centre is now the second largest shopping mall in the Middle East, and still has the largest hypermarket in the region. It consists of 7 levels, and has the largest cinema complex in Egypt (21 screens). Some of the distinctive services provided in the centre include: 7 entrances and exits on 3 main different streets. Shuttle service. LCD screens throughout the mall, showing stores' promotions as well as security services; such as the display of lost children's images, showing procedures in case of emergency...etc. Valet services. Dedicated service corridors. Baby changing rooms. Parking dedicated for the Yellow Taxi service (Cairo Cab & City Cab). [edit]First phase The first phase includes 300 shops and outlets. These are a diverse range that provide anything that is sold in Cairo; fast food, dining restaurants, groceries, clothing, electronics, antiques, furniture, telecommunications. The first phase included a 16 screen cinema complex and a 6,000 square-meter indoor amusement park, that includes the largest indoor roller coaster in the region. Second phase The second phase added about 250 new outlets, adding to the original 300 stores, making a total of 550 outlets. As for entertainment, the second phase features the opening of new cinema screens, increasing the total number of screens in the centre to 21, which feature Super Screens and Digital Surround Sound that provide the latest technology. The new cinema complex has the first 5 star cinema in the region. Anchor Shops Stars Centre is mainly anchored by: EgyptAir Duty Free Spinneys Hypermarket Virgin Megastore
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 550 days ago
Felfela
11 Recommendations: 11 Favorable,
e un ristorante molto bello cartristico egiziano offre un menu di cibo locale egiziano molto ricco tipo falafel ,carne alla griglia di montone fatta la zuppa di lintichie i picioni ripieni di riso si teova al centro del cairo vicino al museo del cairo e il centro storico
Reviewed by atef ibrahim badr
Updated 550 days ago
Koshary Abou Tarek
9 Recommendations: 9 Favorable,
Abou tarek restaurant is one of the most famous restaurants in Egypt, it has been established in 1950 to offer Koshary, Koshary is an oriental Egyptian food with a delicious taste.In your next visit to Cairo, do not forget to visit us, we will be glad to welcome you, and offer you an exciting experience to taste our famous dishes. The Restaurant gains its popularity by offering one of the most well known dishes in Egypt "Koshary".The Restaurant started its activity back in 1950, owned and managed by Mr. Youssef Zaki. People from all over the world come and visit this most famous restaurant to taste its delicious and authentic dishes, and to enjoy the hospitality and warm reception of its staff. We Welcome you to Abou Tarek Restaurant it's the place to be at breakfast, lunch and dinner in afternoon or evening from 7:00 AM to 12:00 AM every day.
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 505 days ago
Hanging Church
9 Recommendations: 9 Favorable,
dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the hanging church, which is still in use, is called the Hanging or Suspended Church (Al-Muallaqa) as it is built on top of the Water Gate of Roman Babylon. Steep stairs lead from the forecourt to a 19th-century facade topped by twin bell towers. Beyond is a small inner courtyard, usually filled with sellers of taped liturgies and videos of the Coptic pope, Shenouda III
Reviewed by Cosmopolitan Egypt
Updated 741 days ago
Gayer-Anderson Museum
9 Recommendations: 9 Favorable,
It's an old house that was built for a vizier in 18th century , through the years a woman rom Creet lived there in 19th century then , Gayar Anderson an English man lived in this house made a lot of changes in the furniture and the style of each hall. There is Islamic Hall, Egyptian , English, Chineese which are scattered all along the house.
Reviewed by Iman Abdelazim
Updated 700 days ago
Giza Zoo
9 Recommendations: 8 Favorable, 1 Critical
The Giza Zoo is Egypt's largest zoological garden. Located in the city of Cairo, itincludes Cairo's largest park. The zoo has an area of almost 100 acres (0.40 km2), and harbours many endangered species as well as a selection of endemic fauna. There is a reptile house and taxidermist's building on site, and the park contains a suspension bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel. Theentrance fee is a very small amount and is not enough to cover the costs of running the zoo(EGP. 0.25, approx. USD 0.05). The zoo's main goal is to entertain, rather than to educate - however many rare species have been successfully bred in the zoo - including the first Californian Sea Lion to be born in the Middle East in 2002.
Reviewed by Hatem Amin
Updated 788 days ago
