The Wikala of Al Ghouri features a soaring, arched stone portal carved with complex geometric patterns. Sultan Al Ghouri commissioned this courtyard complex in fifteen oh four to serve as a hub for merchants and their wares. Travelers from…
Khan el Khalili Backstreets
This walking tour takes you past the tourist-heavy thoroughfares of Cairo's oldest market and deep into its intense, labyrinthine back alleys. You will walk among century-old workshops, hidden spice warehouses, and quiet medieval commercial courtyards where traditional trade still thrives.
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1. Wikala of Al Ghouri
2. Khedr El Attar
The storefront at Khedr El Attar displays jars filled with dried herbs, spices, and roots that have occupied this corner of the Al-Hamzawi district for generations. Since the mid-nineteenth century, the shop has supplied Cairene households…
3. Sanadekya commercial center
The Sanadekya commercial center rises from the street with a distinct, repetitive rhythm of arched windows framed in weathered stone. This complex once served as a primary hub for wholesale textile merchants, operating as a bustling node…
4. El Fishawy Cafe
El Fishawy Cafe is identified by the massive, floor-to-ceiling mirrors framed in tarnished wood and the worn marble tabletops crowded into a narrow alleyway. Founded in the late eighteenth century, the cafe served as the primary meeting…
5. Moustafa glass
Moustafa glass features shelves packed with hand-blown ornaments, their surfaces catching the light in swirls of cobalt blue, emerald green, and deep gold. These pieces rely on a traditional glassblowing technique where artisans use long…
6. ورشة سوق النحاس
The Copper Market workshop in Al-Sharani is identifiable by the steady, rhythmic metallic clanging that vibrates through the alleyway. This workspace produces handmade brass and copper trays, lanterns, and jugs using techniques that have…
7. Wekalet Bazara'a
Wekalet Bazara'a stands out for its massive, weathered wooden gateway and the intricate stone carvings that frame the entrance. Built in the late eighteenth century, this structure served as a caravanserai, a place where traveling…