Egypt as you've never seen it

Market in Egypt

2 places. Khan el-Khalili, Khayamiya Street

Places

Khan el-Khalili

Scents, bargaining and the beautiful noise of old Cairo

Amir Jaharkas al-Khalili established a merchants’ khan here in 1382, and the name stayed with the district. Today Khan el-Khalili is a network of lanes, shops, workshops and cafés in Historic Cairo rather than a single monument.

Market · Al-Gamaliya, Cairo Under review

Khayamiya Street

A craft visible in each stitch.

Tentmakers' shops south of Bab Zuweila, with hand-appliquéd textiles and opportunities to learn about stitches and fabric layers.

Market · Al-Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo Under review