More than 4,500 years old, the pyramids of Giza are the sole survivors of the original Seven Wonders of the WorldLong known locally as Umm ad-Dunya (“mother of the world”), Cairo still deserves deference: its museums house some of humanity’s greatest historical and artistic treasures, and its old quarters contain some of the world’s finest religious architecture. Cairo is also Egypt’s culinary capital, and the perfect place to try its unofficial national dish, hamam mashi: stuffed pigeon.
