Africa’s great historic sites

The world’s largest car-free urban area, a medieval medina still working as it always has.

The last standing wonder of the ancient world, at the edge of a huge, lively city.

The world’s greatest open-air museum: temples, tombs and the Valley of the Kings.

Nubian culture, felucca sails and the colossal temples of Ramesses II.

Medieval churches carved down into solid rock, still in daily use.

A car-free Swahili town of donkeys, dhows and carved doors.

Coastal castles that tell the story of the Atlantic slave trade.

A lively Atlantic capital, plus the island symbol of the slave trade.