Interesting Places in Egypt

Cairo - the capital city of Egypt for more than thousand years. It is estimated that from 12 to 16 million people live here. Islam is a predominant religion here, as it is in the whole country. Christians (Coptic tribes) are a very small group. Islamic Cairo has the biggest density of population and is full of small alleys, huts made of dry brick, goats, camels and donkeys. There are also a lot of mosques and temples here. Coptic Cairo was originally built as a Roman fortress town. It was a home of one of the first Christian communities in the world. One of the most interesting places in Cairo is the Egyptian Museum, which has a collection of pharaoh statues and the works of the ancient jewel art.

Giza - pyramids in Gyza are the best-known historical monuments of the ancient Egypt. The biggest and the most impressive of them is the Pyramid of Cheops, as well as of Chefren and Mykerinos. All of them were built more than 4.5 thousand years ago and their specific placement is nowadays considered to be a transfer of information between their builders and contemporary researchers. A huge Pyramid of Cheops is considered to be on of “the seven wonders of the world”. Another wonderful monument in Giza is the Sphinx. This statue is a very mysterious phenomenon of the ancient Egypt.

Taba - a picturesque town located on the border between Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Sandy beach, numerous bars which attract tourists, small bays and lagoons create a contrast with a crude view of the mountains surrounding Taba. Only from this place, tourists can reach the famous rocky Pharaon Island. While paying a visit to this city, it is also worth visiting St.Catherine Closter on the Sinai Mountain, where a couple of ages ago the God spoke to Moses in the form of a burning bush.

Hurghada - with holidays to Hurghada you can expect lively beach resort than offers some world class scuba diving!