Bur Said
Built when the Suez Canal opened and still facing it, with wooden-balconied colonial buildings along the waterfront. A free port for decades, which is why everybody shopped here.
Bur Said in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Bur Said
Where to stay in Bur Said
Bur Said in a day, two days, three
- Day 13 stops
- Church of Saint Eugénie
- Cultural Entertainment Center
- Museum of Modern Art
Landmarks in Bur Said
Church of Saint Eugénie in Port Said is the oldest church in Port Said, Egypt.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jun 2026
Hatem Moushir · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Port Said Cultural Entertainment Center, also known as the Port Said Opera House, is an opera house, theatre, and cinema in Port Said, Egypt. It opened in December 2016 and was inaugurated by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The main theatre, named for the Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin, has a capacity of 1,200 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Port Fuad or Port Fouad is a city in Port Said Governorate, Egypt. Port Fuad is located in northeastern Egypt at the northwesternmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula on the Asian side of the Suez Canal, across from the city of Port Said. Port Fuad is considered a suburb of Port Said and together they form a metropolitan area of over one million residents.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2026
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Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by François Coignet at the request of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Dec 2025
Michael Tyler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tennis or Tinnīs was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Apr 2026
Church of Saint Eugénie in Port Said is the oldest church in Port Said, Egypt.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Jun 2026
Hatem Moushir · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Port Said Cultural Entertainment Center, also known as the Port Said Opera House, is an opera house, theatre, and cinema in Port Said, Egypt. It opened in December 2016 and was inaugurated by Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The main theatre, named for the Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin, has a capacity of 1,200 people.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Port Fuad or Port Fouad is a city in Port Said Governorate, Egypt. Port Fuad is located in northeastern Egypt at the northwesternmost tip of the Sinai Peninsula on the Asian side of the Suez Canal, across from the city of Port Said. Port Fuad is considered a suburb of Port Said and together they form a metropolitan area of over one million residents.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2026
See below · Public domain
Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by François Coignet at the request of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Dec 2025
Michael Tyler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tennis or Tinnīs was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Apr 2026
From the airport
When to go to Bur Said: Apr or May or Oct or Nov
Guides about Bur Said
Cairo is workable most of the year and Luxor decides your dates. The month table, the Ramadan effect, and the two solar alignments worth planning around.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026
The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in November 2025 and it changes the Cairo half. A ten-day route, what the museum costs, and the cruise question answered.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026