The Capital with its 22 million inhabitants is considered today to be the second largest in the world. The contrasts are amazing and Cairo seems to be blessed with a large number of monuments and antiquities: Pharaonic , Coptic and Islamic

• Main Sightseeing Attractions

It holds the world’s most important collection of Egyptian  antiquities, covering 30 dynasties of Pharaonic history till the arrival of the Romans. A special room is dedicated  to the dazzling treasures of Tut Ankh Amon and another to the bewildering Mummies.

- The pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

One of the seven wonders of the Ancient world still remain awesome. At the foot of the Pyramids, lies the Sphinx of Cheops , - builder of the Great Pyramid . Next to the Great Pyramids , a museum houses one of the Solar Boats , which ferried the deceased Pharaoh on his nocturnal voyage to the Netherworld The boat is in an astonishingly preserved state, knowing that it was constructed 4500years ago.

- Memphis

Egypt’s first Capital with its small open air museum containing a splendid statue of Ramsis II and a beautiful alabaster sphinx among other ancient statuary.

- Sakkara

Once the necropolis of Memphis, is now known for the famous step  Pyramids , the first known structure in stone and the forerunner of the Pyramids of Giza . The area encompasses a large number of tombs , where fine paintings reveal life and customs of the early dynastic period.

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Where Cairo’s important Christian  heritage is preserved and whose collection bridges the Pharaonic and Islamic Heritage . The 1st  century Roman Fortress surrounds the Coptic Churches.

- Coptic Churches

Most famous and best preserved are El Moalaka (the Hanging ) , St. Sergius and St. Barbara. The former got its name from being suspended above the walls of the fortress gate . The second was one of the resting spots of the Holy Family during their flight through Egypt . The latter was originally built in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 10th century.

- Ben Ezra Synagogue

A beautifully decorated construction  where priceless documents of medieval Jewish life have been discovered .

- The Islamic Museum

It contains a magnificent collection of Islamic art ranging from the 7th to the 19th centuries coming from countries throughout the Moslem World and displayed in 23 galleries according to style and subject.

- Gayer Anderson House

Next to Ibn Tulun mosque is the 17th century house restored and decorated by Major Gayer Anderson during the British occupation of Egypt . It is charming museum that gives a unique insight into the home-life of Egypt’s medieval  elites.

- Ibn Tulun Mosque

Completed in 879 A.D, it is one of the oldest mosques in Cairo and considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of the Islamic architecture . It’s impressiveness is due to its massive scale coupled with its elegant simplicity.