Medieval Cairo on foot: the Citadel and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Al-Muizz Street and the Khan el-Khalili bazaar — what to see and how to string it into one walkable route.
The Ottoman silhouette that defines Cairo's skyline — its alabaster walls, twin 84-metre minarets, the French bronze clock and the tomb of the founder of modern Egypt.
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What to buy, how to bargain, when to go and which historic cafés to visit in Cairo's best-known bazaar.
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Eight centuries of military history, the alabaster Muhammad Ali Mosque and the most panoramic balcony in Cairo — all at the Citadel of Saladin.
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A full-day walking route through one of the oldest Islamic cities in the world: gates, mosques, madrasas, Al-Muizz Street, Khan el-Khalili and the Citadel.
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One kilometre of Fatimid, Mamluk and Ottoman architecture — Al-Muizz is the densest open-air museum of Islamic art in the world.
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