🇪🇬 Il Cairo, Egitto
Cairo is Africa's largest city: the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx (the only surviving ancient Wonder), the Egyptian Museum with Tutankhamun's treasures, Khan el-Khalili bazaar and the Nile flowing through the metropolis.
✓ Piramidi di Giza✓ Sfinge✓ Museo Egizio✓ Khan el-Khalili✓ Nilo✓ Cittadella di Saladino✓ Moschea di Al-Azhar
📅 Best time to visit
October–April is best (15–25°C). Summer is scorching (35–42°C). Avoid Ramadan for daytime restaurant closures.
🌤 Clima
Desert climate: scorching summers (35–42°C), mild winters (10–20°C). Virtually no rain.
🏨 Where to stay
Downtown/Tahrir for the Egyptian Museum. Zamalek (Nile island) for elegance and calm. Giza for pyramids. Islamic Cairo for atmosphere.
🏨 Hotels in Il Cairo💡 Practical tips
- Direct EgyptAir/Wizz Air flight from Malpensa in about 3 hours 40 minutes.
- The Pyramids are literally in the city — visible from your hotel!
- ALWAYS bargain in bazaars and with taxis (or use Uber/Careem).
- The new Grand Egyptian Museum near the pyramids is the world's largest archaeological museum.