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Tips for a holy holiday in Egypt

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Maddie Barber
25 May 2020

As one of the early centres of Christianity, Egypt is a pertinent choice of destination for those interested in history and religion

St Catherines Monastery (photo: Chicurel Amaud)

Alexandria, now the second-largest city in Egypt, dates back to the Roman era as one of the early centres of Christianity. Today, tourists can find traces of this history in the coastal city’s many religious sites and also at other locations throughout the country – a country historians believe was the home of Jesus in the first four years of his life.

So, if history and religion are of interest to a client or potential client, you’d do well to recommend a twin-centre holiday to Alexandria and the country’s capital, Cairo.