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A contemporary art centre in Old Cairo, with evening concerts and exhibitions.
CairoFustat
Zar and Nubian music nights, in a small Downtown room.
CairoDowntown
A 1900s lounge bar with leather armchairs, left exactly as it was.
A Downtown tavern where journalists, artists and regulars have met since 1969.
Downtown's live music club, in an alley behind Talaat Harb.
A basement bar in Zamalek, discreet and full of long-standing regulars.
CairoZamalek
Two hours of cruising with dinner, band and belly dance.
CairoZamalek and the Nile Corniche
A moored boat turned into several restaurants and bars, at Zamalek.
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.
A hidden courtyard terrace behind a busy street, a refuge for writers and journalists.
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.
A 1921 Italian-style auditorium, the city's finest stage.
The city's last Greek and Italian bars, within three streets of each other.
A whole pedestrian square given over to going out: bars, ice rink, bowling and a fountain.
Sharm el-SheikhNabq Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm's historic promenade, its terraces, its neon and its touts.
Sharm el-SheikhNaama Bay, Sharm el-Sheikh
Campfires, acoustic music and cushions by the water: night in Dahab.
SinaiAssalah, Dahab
Beach clubs that start at sunset and end late.
HurghadaEl Gouna
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
Drums, songs and dancing in the village houses, after dinner.
AswanGharb Soheil, Aswan
