Where to Stay

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The Nile Hilton’s riverside location makes it popular with visitors and locals alike. All the hip Cairo socialites frequent its restaurants and bars.

1113, corniche el-Nil, downtown, 20-2-578-0444 or / ou 578-0666, www.hilton.com

Where to Eat

La Bodega is one of the hottest restaurants in town. Its contemporary global cuisine is served in a Zen-like setting, with overtones of New York. Savour a glass of Egyptian wine with your meal.

157 26 July St., Zamalek, 20-2-736-1115

What to Do

Cairo Palace is one of the country’s last Art Deco theatres still in operation. Local films are shown in the original Arabic version.

Saray el-Azbakeya St., downtown, 20-2-574-5350

Resources

For books and movies, check out Four Women of Egypt by Egypt-raised filmmaker Tahan Rached (now based in Montreal) and Palace Walk , the first volume of a trilogy by Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz. We also recommend the popular album La Diva de la chanson orientale by Oum Kalsoum. Although the country’s legendary singer died 30 years ago, the world music section of your local music store is sure to have CDs by the Star of the Orient.

Getting There

Air Canada offers daily non-stop service to Frankfurt from Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. From Frankfurt, travel to Cairo with Star Alliance™ member Lufthansa.