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The shopping street linking Attaba to Khan el-Khalili, where Cairo buys everything.
CairoMuski, Islamic Cairo
Downtown's Arabic bookshop windows, and the second-hand stalls on the pavement.
CairoDowntown
A Friday morning market selling birds, pigeons and poultry, as it always has.
CairoSayeda Zeinab
"The women's lane": a one-metre-wide alley, packed from morning to night.
AlexandriaManshiya, Alexandria
The fishing port's auction at dawn, before the city wakes.
AlexandriaAnfoushi, Alexandria
The souk's covered street: spices, galabiyas, statuettes and a great deal of bargaining.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
Woven baskets, necklaces and spices sold in the painted houses of the Nubian village.
AswanGharb Soheil, Aswan
Bedouin jewellery, textiles and dive gear, along the promenade.
SinaiMasbat, Dahab
Lagoon fish sold straight from the boats, in the northern Delta.
The Delta and the north coastBurullus
The coastal town's market: figs, dates, Bedouin wool and beach goods.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaMarsa Matruh
Dates, baskets and pottery from the oasis, in the Western Desert's largest town.
The oases and the Western DesertKharga
A restored souk street around the temple, between old shops and a caravanserai.
LuxorEsna, south of Luxor
A cultural centre under a bridge, where young Cairo goes to gigs without alcohol.
CairoZamalek
Zar and Nubian music nights, in a small Downtown room.
Cairo's arthouse cinema, in a historic Downtown auditorium.
The national folk troupes — tanoura, Upper Egyptian dances, Nubian songs.
CairoAgouza
A Downtown rooftop that serves at any hour, including when everything else is shut.
An Art Nouveau tavern serving beer and prawns for a century.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Alexandria's sailors' bar, walls covered in stickers and badges from all over the world.
The city's last Greek and Italian bars, within three streets of each other.
Campfires, acoustic music and cushions by the water: night in Dahab.
SinaiAssalah, Dahab
Drums, songs and dancing in the village houses, after dinner.
Screenings on rooftops and in gardens, from June to September.
CairoCairo and the coast
Palm huts at the water's edge, facing the Saudi mountains.
SinaiNuweiba, South Sinai
