Holly day tour to Coptic Cairo and saint Simon Church
Holly day tour to Coptic Cairo and saint Simon Church
Holly day tour to Coptic Cairo and saint Simon Church
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Explore the unique spiritual atmosphere of Egypt during this tour by visiting the most famous coptic churches and the famous Synagouge ,and enjoy with nice walking around the coptic district and have a complete idea about the Christian history and the Jewish history as well
Have alook to see the roman fortresses and the churches built on such fortresses like Hanging church and visit the Cavern in which the holly family been protected during their flight from jursalim to Egypt on your stop by the church of Abu Sergah
Then drive with your Egyptologist tour guide to El Moqatem mountain to explore the garbage village or Zabbaleen village
To have a unique experience about the life style for the garbage collectors and visiting the church of saint Simon or Sam''an al Kharaz
Which counted to be one if the largest churches in Egypt
Itinerary
Coptic Cairo
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedOur Egypt Select Tours tour guide will escort you in a tour to Coptic Cairo where you will visit the Hanging Church which is dating back to the 3rd Century AD and was dedicated to Virgin Mary, It’s called "Hanging" because of its location above the gatehouse of the ancient Roman fortress "Babylon" .It contains 110 Holy icons depicting beautiful religious scenes. Then visiting Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church which is believed to have been built on the spot where the holy family rested at the end of their journey into Egypt. Then, visiting the Jewish Synagogue of Ben Ezra which gained its importance from its Geniza (Store room) was found during the 19th century containing a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscriptsCave Church
2 hours 10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedAnd ending Coptic Cairo tour with a visit to one of the marvelous Coptic buildings in Cairo, The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner or The Cave Church which is located in el Mokattam hills area near the Zabbaleen slum or Garbage City which is Cairo's largest informal garbage collectors settlement, where garbage recycling is central to its population's economy. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner is the largest and it has an amphitheater with a seating capacity of 20,000.This church is the largest church in the Middle East. It is named after the Coptic Saint, Simon the Tanner, who lived at the end of the 10th century and is associated with the legend of the moving of the Mokattam Mountain. The Monastery of St. Simon the Tanner include the St. Bola's Church, St. Marks Church, and St. Simon the Tanner's Hall.
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USD 76.55
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