Cairo
With almost 10 million inhabitants, the capital of Egypt is the largest city on the African continent. It is located in the north-east of the country on the right bank of the Nile. The nearby pyramids and the Sphinx of Giza are among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and therefore attract tourists from all over the world. Many visitors to Cairo experience a city of contrasts. On the one hand, the city center is divided into the traditional part, which is characterized by the old buildings and markets. On the other hand, there is the modern part, which presents Cairo as a modern metropolis.
Cairo is considered the center of the Arab world. A vacation in this metropolis therefore means immersing yourself in a foreign culture and getting to know new ways of life. The climate in Cairo is subtropical and warm, influenced by the city's desert surroundings.
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Egyptian food - A culinary adventure
Culinary delights
Cairo has more to offer than just flatbread: countless restaurants have
specialize in a wide range of Egyptian food and international cuisine.
cuisine. The local specialties include an
local specialties include an incredibly large selection of starters (mezze), which are
small plates and served with flat bread instead of cutlery (aiesh balladi).
flatbread instead of cutlery (aiesh balladi).
The mezze also often include 'tamaya'
or vegetable patties and 'ful', a bean porridge that a large proportion of the
of lower-income Egyptians eat for breakfast and the main meal.
main meal. While pork is taboo for Muslims and Copts alike
taboo for Muslims and Copts alike, beef, chicken and lamb are mainly
is mainly grilled on an open fire. Or it sizzles for the preparation of
kebab' or the minced meatballs 'kofta' in the oven, waiting to be tasted.
Cairo nightlife - The night is long
The nights in Cairo are long! Recommended bars, discos and restaurants
in and outside the hotels. While most of the nightclubs in
five-star hotels, Cairo's night scene is starting to grow. Cairo
is even livelier at night than during the day, because Cairo people have always known
have always known how to have a good time. Especially on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings in particular, and although Egypt is a Muslim country
Muslim country and many Cairo residents enjoy themselves all night with non-alcoholic
Cairo all night, it is not difficult to get alcoholic drinks.
to get alcoholic drinks. All clubs mostly accept
credit cards and serve alcoholic drinks. Be warned of
the clubs along Pyramids Road.
Sightseeing in Cairo - A journey back in time Egyptian culture is also firmly anchored in the Christian ATTR 1__" href="www.news-und-trends.de/religion.php"">/a> religion and accompanies Christians on their journey. Before the
Christian era, it was claimed that sorcery as such also originated
from Egypt. Earlier gypsies were often referred to as Egyptians,
whose women, it is said, were fortune-tellers. Egyptian culture
is described in detail in many books, but if anyone is interested
interested in it, they would do better to take a long vacation ATTR 2 " href="www.news-und-trends.de/aegypten.php"">/a> in 3 " href="www.news-und-trends.de/urlaub.php"">/a> Egypt. On site, you not only learn more about this very old culture,
you feel as if you have been transported back to the time of the pharaohs.
The country in its present form still reflects this ancient civilization.
high culture. Even though some pharaohs are said to have been downright cruel
attributed to some pharaohs, the Egyptians are proud of their ancient culture and
and not without reason. It is therefore quite astonishing that a
country, which consists almost exclusively of desert regions, has survived for so long
survived for so long, with all life ATTR 4 " href="www.news-und-trends.de/leben.php"">/a> in Egypt being dependent on the Nile and its 5 " href="www.news-und-trends.de/gezeiten.php"">/a> tides.
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