Coptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo tour begins from this Roman high and great wall that takes you to the heart of the Bablyons fortress. You find a gate to cross and immerse yourself in the great history. Just cross the Babylon Fortress, and you’ll be wandering amid the events of the second century AD, but even before this date.

You will find yourself walking through holy footprints, putting your feet on sacred land, and arriving at Abu-Serga, St. Barbar. This historical church was built on a sacred well, where the holy family lived for a short period during their escape from Herod. 

Live a time in the details of the trip of the Holy Family to Egypt. 

Then, you go out from these majestic holy events to a unique architecture, calling you also to its glorious history. It is a hanging church. It was built above the fortress gatehouse. That created the ‘hanging’ effect.

Once going inside this church, you will find majestic, giant 13 columns symbolizing Jesus Christ and his twelve disciples. There are also great monuments to find; each of them narrates a great history and majestic events that you can live through in their details. 

Then, you go amid the historical facts of the Ben Ezra Synagogue, St. Barbara, and the Coptic Museum, which displays the largest collection of Coptic Christian artwork and artifacts globally.  

The museum, which opened in 1910, chronicles Coptic history in great detail from the time that Christianity first spread to Egypt through the Ottoman era. It also features a variety of works of art that draw inspiration from Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman traditions.

Other historical churches and holy events to live amid in Coptic Cairo with your expert Egyptologist from Golavita.

Is Old Cairo worth a visit?

Some of the most vital and ancient religious spots in the world include majestic monuments and historical architecture that accompanies the magnificence of history.

Besides the historical churches, you find in the Babylon Fortress the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As and other great sights that take you from one wonder to another.