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A basement bar in Zamalek, discreet and full of long-standing regulars.
CairoZamalek
A hidden courtyard terrace behind a busy street, a refuge for writers and journalists.
CairoDowntown
A 1921 Italian-style auditorium, the city's finest stage.
AlexandriaCity centre, Alexandria
Sharm's historic promenade, its terraces, its neon and its touts.
Sharm el-SheikhNaama Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh
Walking the hypostyle hall at night, lit, while the temple tells its story.
LuxorKarnak, Luxor
A temple on an island, lit, reached by boat in the dark.
AswanAgilkia island, Aswan
The colossi of Ramesses II lit beside Lake Nasser, once the coaches have left.
AswanAbu Simbel
The pedestrian promenade where Hurghada gathers after sunset.
HurghadaMamsha, Hurghada
A reserve reached by camel, where the mountain drops straight into the reef.
SinaiBetween Dahab and Nuweiba, South Sinai
A shallow lagoon at the end of a track, where the sea becomes a turquoise pool.
SinaiNorth of Dahab, South Sinai
A temple of Hathor perched at 800 metres, at the end of a two-hour climb.
SinaiSouth Sinai
A white sand beach and clear water, with not a hotel on the horizon.
Marsa Alam & the Red SeaSouth of Marsa Alam
Four reefs in a row across the strait, and one of the country's finest boat days.
Sharm el-SheikhOff Sharm el-Sheikh
A shallow lagoon and wind every day: the kitesurf spot closest to Cairo.
SinaiRas Sudr, North Sinai
A hot spring in the middle of the dunes, and a salt lake a few hundred metres away.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaSiwa
Hills capped with dark basalt, on the road to the White Desert.
The oases and the Western DesertBahariya
Two kilometres and seven hundred sphinxes between Luxor and Karnak, reopened after forty years of excavation.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
The Red Sea's first archaeological museum, opened in 2020 on the airport road.
HurghadaHurghada
A national museum opened in 2020, fifteen minutes from the Naama Bay hotels.
Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
A large urban park west of Cairo, with a lake, playgrounds and restaurants.
Sheikh Zayed & 6th OctoberSheikh Zayed
In five years, Cairo has gone from instant coffee to single-origin filter — and the roasters are Egyptian.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, Tagamoa
Twenty counters under one roof: the format that replaced the single restaurant.
CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa
An Ottoman pavilion at water level on the Nile, now an Arabic music hall.
CairoRhoda island
The Delta's best fish, picked off the ice and grilled to order.
The Delta and the north coastPort Said
