Fodor's introduction to Cairo

Create your own Cairo guide

If lugging a great fat guidebook around Africa 's largest, and possibly busiest, city doesn't appeal, or the thought of trawling through reams of web pages turns you off, then Fodor's have come up trumps. The idea behind their Travel Guides is a simple one; you choose what you want in your guide, and that's what you get(whether it's a local Arabic restaurant for under $ 10 a head or a West Bank hotel at $ 200 a night), making the vastness of Cairo manageable.

The short stay visitor should take advantage of Fodor's 'Top picks' a condensed highlights guide including some unusual gems. The spectacular Art Nouveau Chaar-hachamaim Synagogue, a testament to the capital's once-powerful Jewish community, really is worth a visit. And afterwards why not head for al-Fishawi ? - A legend among cafes in Cairo, where Turkish coffee and Hibiscus tea have fuelled the conversation for generations. Shopaholics will also be able to get their fix, and a possible overdose, at either the slightly touristy Khan al-Khalili or the old-worldly Shar'a al'Mu'iz bazaars.

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