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The Delta and the north coast · Mansoura

Ibn Luqman's house

The house where Saint Louis was imprisoned after the Seventh Crusade's defeat.

€ BudgetOff the beaten track

In 1250 the king of France, captured at Mansoura, was locked in this house before being ransomed. It has become a small museum telling the battle and the town, one of the few places in Egypt where European history is read on the spot.

The extra bit

Combine with a walk along Mansoura's Nile corniche, one of the Delta's most pleasant.

Know before you go

A modest museum, labels mostly in Arabic: a guide or some reading beforehand helps a lot.

Directions

Ibn Luqman street, Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate

Directions

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