Cairo: the city of a thousand minarets

Cairo: the city of a thousand minarets
The hypnotising charm of this pulsating 24-hour metropolis lies in its chaotic rhythm—the snarl of traffic wakes you up every morning, decrepit cars still drive around Coptic churches and donkey carts and stray camels wander around cobble-stoned bazaars telling tales straight out of the Arabian Nights.

Cairo: the city of a thousand minarets

Experience the dizzying Khan al-KhaliliA frantic and dizzying mix of hawkers, perfume incenses, age-old buildings, Egyptians and tourists—Khan al-Khalili is Cairo’s biggest open-air market, where you can buy everything from jeans and gold to hookahs and magical oils. As you wander the backstreets of the souk, you’ll realise that the gentle spice scents and the gleaming copper coffee pots have changed little with time.

Cairo: the city of a thousand minarets

Wander through Old Cairo

Wander down Old Cairo and you’ll be transported to a bygone medieval era. Old Cairo encompasses Coptic Cairo—a stronghold of Egypt’s Christian past—as well as Islamic Cairo—which is dotted with mosques and other Islamic monuments. Stand still in Islamic Cairo at sunset and listen to the muezzins calling from hundreds of minarets in the district.

REFRENCES=TIMES OF INDIA