Where to Plan Religious Holidays in Cairo?

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Cairo is capital of Egypt and recently developed as tourist destination attracting immense number of visitors every year. This Egyptian city is also considered as the religious hub where several church and mosque are conveniently located in the city. Start your Cairo holidays with popular churches and mosque which are mentioned below:

Coptic Church of St. George (Mari Girgis)

One of the popular round churches which are still in existence in the Eastern part is Coptic Church of St. George. It features an extended set of steps that escort up to the church where tourists will find a reprieve of St. George and the Dragon wrapped roughly the outer brickwork of the tower. From many centuries, the church exchanged stuck between Copt and Greek ownership but from the 15th century it has remained Greek Orthodox, and the neighboring monastery of St George is now under the Greek patriarch. The St. George Church is most eminent for its gorgeous wedding hall, which dates back to the 14th century. Every year in month of April a large Coptic festival the Moulid of Mari Girgis rejoice St George. This church located in Mari Girgis Street in Old Cairo and it is worth visiting in Cairo tours.

Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary)

Name of this church is quite appealing and amaze many of the visitors. The Hanging Church in Cario originates its name from its location on top of the southern tower gate of the old Babylon fortress with its nave hanging over a passage. It's the most renowned Coptic Church in Cairo with the most primitive mention of the church being a proclamation in the life history of the patriarch Joseph, who lived from 831 to 849. History lovers can include this in Cairo holiday packages. It went on to turn out to be known to vacationers as the 'staircase church' from the 14th and 15th centuries, because of the 29 steps that show the way towards the entrance. The visual impact of the church's prominent location has been abridged due to the mount of land surface by approximately 20 feet or six meters ever since the Roman period. The Roman tower leftovers mostly obscured below ground. This church is located in Shar'a Mari Girgis Street on Old Cairo.