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Coptic Cairo and the Hanging Church

The Hanging Church seen from the courtyard in Coptic CairoPhoto: Wikimedia Commons

Old Cairo  •  ★ 4.6  •  $

Coptic Cairo is the ancient Christian quarter, a tangle of lanes sheltering the beautiful Hanging Church suspended over a Roman gate, the old Ben Ezra Synagogue and the church where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered. It is peaceful, atmospheric and free to enter. Dress modestly, wander the narrow alleys between the churches, and combine it with the nearby National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.

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