Sultan Hassan Mosque & Coptic Cairo

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Stop At: Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan, Maydan Salah al-Din, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Vast mosque & educational institution with unique architectural features & opulent interiors.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Coptic Cairo, Cairo Egypt

Then proceed to Ibn Tulun Mosque, the Museum of Gair Anderson and Old Cairo where you will discover the Roman fortress, the Hanging church, also called Al Mo'allaka church, then to St. Sergius church which sheltered the holy family. End your tour by the treasury collection at the Coptic Museum.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary), Shar'a Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 11511 Egypt

Coptic Christian church with a wooden roof in the shape of Noah's ark, a 5th-century pulpit & icons.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Church of St Sergius and Bacchus, Old Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt

4th-century church believed to be built on the spot where Joseph, Mary & baby Jesus once rested.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Greek Orthodox Church of St. George (Mari Girgis), Nearby Roman Fortress Old (Coptic) Cairo, Cairo 11511 Egypt

The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo. It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. The church dates back to the 10th century (or earlier). The current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire, construction was finished in 1909. Since 2009, the monastery's hegemony has had the rank of bishop with title Bishop Babylon’s ("Bishop of Babylon").

Duration: 1 hour