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A fishermen's lagoon between the Delta and the sea, with next to nothing laid on for visitors.
The Delta and the north coastKafr el-Sheikh
A depression of salt lakes on the desert road, and four monasteries still lived in.
The Delta and the north coastWadi el-Natrun
The roadside cafés between Cairo and Alexandria, an institution of Egyptian travel.
The Delta and the north coastWadi Natrun
Tea beside the Suez Canal, watching 400-metre container ships go by.
The Delta and the north coastIsmailia, Suez Canal
Egypt's furniture capital: whole streets of cabinetmakers and wood carvers.
The Delta and the north coastDamietta
Lagoon fish sold straight from the boats, in the northern Delta.
The Delta and the north coastBurullus
The Delta finally told at home, in a museum opened in 2022.
The Delta and the north coastKafr el-Sheikh, Delta
Roman mosaics and sphinxes from the canal road, in a garden pavilion.
Three green domes at the canal's mouth, the very image of Port Said.
The Delta and the north coastPort Said
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.
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 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.
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
Nile fish and grills facing the river, in a student town.
