A sense of place
Streets, waterfronts and spaces for shared life.
Read a city beyond its checklist of monuments. These place notes look at architecture, public space and the questions a setting can open.
Our pieces provide cultural context. For travel arrangements, check current access and visitor information with the relevant institution.
Historic Cairo: reading a living city
Look beyond the isolated monument. Streets, thresholds and public buildings offer a different way to understand Cairo’s historic fabric.
Alexandria: a library facing the sea
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina offers a contemporary lens on a city associated with books, exchange and the Mediterranean.