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The jewels of Mohamed Ali's family, in a palace with extraordinary stained glass.
AlexandriaZizinia, Alexandria
The Alexandrian Greek poet's flat, as he wrote "Ithaka" in it.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Four Greco-Roman rock-cut tombs, in a neighbourhood garden.
AlexandriaRushdy, Alexandria
Egypt's only Roman theatre, with its baths and ancient lecture halls.
A Roman house whose mosaics show nine birds, protected under a shelter.
AlexandriaKom el-Dikka, Alexandria
Dozens of second-hand book stalls, a Cairo institution for a century.
CairoAzbakeya, Downtown
Some twenty houses in red and black brick, unique in Egypt.
The Delta and the north coastRosetta (Rashid)
From prehistory to the canal, Egypt told facing the Mediterranean.
The Delta and the north coastPort Said
A town in Asia ten minutes away by ferry, with wooden villas and gardens.
The Delta and the north coastPort Fouad, Port Said
The spit where the Nile meets the Mediterranean, and the two waters visibly touch.
The Delta and the north coastDamietta
The house where Saint Louis was imprisoned after the Seventh Crusade's defeat.
The Delta and the north coastMansoura
Egypt's largest Sufi gathering: a week of sleepless nights in Tanta.
The Delta and the north coastTanta
Roasted chickpeas and mawlid halva, made here for generations.
A field of toppled obelisks in the Delta, and intact royal tombs.
The Delta and the north coastSan el-Hagar, Sharqia
The city of the cat goddess Bastet, and its cemetery of mummified cats.
The Delta and the north coastZagazig, Sharqia
The Nile a few kilometres from its mouth, lined with cafés and boatyards.
The canal's old free zone: Egyptians still come to buy cheaper here.
The canal's southern entrance, where ships queue for their turn.
The Delta and the north coastSuez
Neighbourhood hammams still working, far from hotel spas.
The Delta and the north coastTanta and Mansoura
Public bike hire in Cairo — the idea nobody thought possible.
CairoDowntown, Zamalek, Garden City
Crossing Cairo by river for the price of a bus ticket.
CairoFrom Old Cairo to Warraq
A contemporary art scene showing for free, in flats and workshops.
CairoZamalek, Downtown, Garden City
Africa's oldest tram, overhauled after a hundred and fifty years of service.
AlexandriaFrom Raml to Victoria, Alexandria
The worksite that produced the obelisks and colossi of all Egypt.
AswanAswan
