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Monet, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Rodin, in a Cairo villa almost nobody visits.
GizaDokki
The sculptor of "Egypt's Awakening", in a pavilion designed for his work.
CairoZamalek
The villa of the blind writer who made schooling free in Egypt.
GizaHaram, Giza
Tree trunks turned to stone thirty million years ago, on Cairo's doorstep.
CairoSouth-east of Maadi
An Ottoman pavilion at water level on the Nile, now an Arabic music hall.
CairoRhoda island
Three museums and a planetarium tucked beneath the great reading room.
AlexandriaChatby, Alexandria
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 Delta's best fish, picked off the ice and grilled to order.
The canal's old free zone: Egyptians still come to buy cheaper here.
