Old Cairo with the hanging church, Coptic Museum, and Sultan Hassan Mosque Galerie de photos

Old Cairo, also known as Christian Coptic Cairo, is historically significant as a location visited by the Holy Family, who found shelter in a cave above where the Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius) now stands.

Explore the Church of Abu-Sergah and St. Barbara, the Hanging Church, the Coptic Museum, and the Old Jewish Ben Ezra Synagogue.

Islamic Cairo, established in 641 AD by the First Muslim leader Amr ibn El-as, boasts architectural wonders like the mosque of Amr ibn El-as.

visit the renowned El Sultan Hassan Mosque, founded in 1356 AD by Sultan Hassan, and the Al-Rifa’i Mosque, which dates back to around 1361 and that has the mausoleum of the Egypt Royal Family as well as last Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi.