Tour of Old Cairo

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Stop At: Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary), Shar'a Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt

The old city of Cairo is in Coptic Cairo. This is the place where the Romans founded their Christian Babylon, an area that has been inhabited by Cairenes for over 2000 years. Fortress city since time immemorial, in the Coptic quarter experienced one of the first Christian communities in the world.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Mercurius Church (Abu Seifien), Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Babylon Christian Walk of Cairo, the old part of town. A meeting place for the Egyptians, this area has considerable attractions. Among the highlights you will see a strong Greco-Roman and Persian. You can also enter the famous Hanging Church and Ben Ezra Synagogue, the oldest in the country.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ben Ezra Synagogue, Coptic Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Roman ruins and old cobbled streets you will find two monasteries still inhabited the San Mercury and San Jorge, plus such interesting churches such as Santa Barbara, St. Cyril and St. Bacchus. All churches are welcome to worship Coptic but many Catholics during Holy Week.

Duration: 1 hour