Sharm El-Sheikh Trip Overview
St. Catherine Monastery is an Orthodox Greek monastery. Within its amazing walls rests a citadel like no other, it is incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures.Afterwards we will head to Dahab, the Flower Power City at the Red Sea, for a city and shopping tour. At a local restaurant we will have lunch.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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St. Catherine Monastery is an Orthodox Greek monastery. Within its amazing walls rests a citadel like no other, it is incredibly rich in important religious and historical structures.Afterwards we will head to Dahab, the Flower Power City at the Red Sea, for a city and shopping tour. At a local restaurant we will have lunch.
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Stop At: St. Catherine’s Monastery, At the Foot of Mount Horeb, Saint Catherine Egypt
Visit the Moses Mount and Monastery of Saint Catherine which is considered one of the most famous monasteries in the world and also it’s one of the oldest monasteries of Christianity. It’s located in heart of Sinai Peninsula at a height of 1570 meters in the place where according to the tradition Moses saw the bush on fire which didn’t burn up .The Monastery is Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monastery dates back to the age of the emperor Justinian 6th century. It was the same time of building enclosure wall surrounding the monastery right now but the monastery was named Saint Catherine at the beginning of the 11th century in honor of saint Catherine, one of the earliest Alexandria Christians martyrs. It contains several monuments like the burning bush seen by Moses, and the remarkable Icons Gallery.
Duration: 2 hours
