Wadi Hammamat is one of several dried-up riverbeds in Egypt's desert and is the modern road that leads to the shores of the Red Sea. The route was used for thousands of years as a trade route from the sea coast to the Nile, but the area was al... read more
The Museum of Fine Arts houses an interesting collection of paintings, regularly hosts exhibitions of Egyptian and international artists and the Alexandria Biennale, an exhibition of works by artists from Mediterranean countries. The museum is hou... read more
Just south of Taba, in the northernmost part of the Gulf of Aqaba and a few hundred metres from the shore, is Pharaoh's Island. Crowned by the imposing crenellated wall of the rebuilt Salah al-Din citadel, it is one of the most picturesque spo... read more
St Anthony's Monastery is the oldest Coptic monastery in Egypt. According to Legend has it that St Anthony, orphaned at the age of 18, retired to the mountains to become a hermit and serve God. After his death in the 4th century, this monaster... read more
