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Two kilometres and seven hundred sphinxes between Luxor and Karnak, reopened after forty years of excavation.
LuxorEast bank, Luxor
The new capital's great mosque, inaugurated in 2019 in the desert east of Cairo.
CairoNew Administrative Capital
The largest cathedral in the Middle East, inaugurated in 2019 facing the mosque.
Twenty towers in the desert, including Africa's tallest: a skyline out of nowhere.
A seaside city risen from the sand in five years, its towers standing in the Mediterranean.
Marsa Matrouh and SiwaEl Alamein, north coast
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
The Delta finally told at home, in a museum opened in 2022.
The Delta and the north coastKafr el-Sheikh, Delta
The khedives' state carriages, reopened to the public after twenty years of restoration.
CairoBoulaq
The Citadel's lower gate, restored and reopened after two centuries closed.
CairoCitadel, Darb el-Ahmar
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
Koshari plated, molokheya on a tasting menu: Cairo's new table.
CairoZamalek, Downtown, New Cairo
Twenty counters under one roof: the format that replaced the single restaurant.
CairoNew Cairo / Tagamoa
The city has started looking at its roofs — and putting bars on them.
CairoDowntown, Zamalek, Garden City
The world's most awaited museum, visited once the coaches have gone.
GizaGiza plateau
Kilometres of riverbank given back to walkers, with benches, lighting and cafés.
CairoFrom Qasr el-Nil bridge to Maadi
An elevated line above Greater Cairo — the ride is worth it for the view.
CairoEast and west of Greater Cairo
Public bike hire in Cairo — the idea nobody thought possible.
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
Belle-époque buildings restored as small hotels — and their roofs open to everyone.
CairoDowntown
Weekend markets where farms from Fayoum and the Delta sell direct.
CairoZamalek, Maadi, Sheikh Zayed
Mud-brick guesthouses above the lake, two hours from Cairo.
FayoumTunis and Lake Qarun
