36 % RabattKostenlose Stornierung
Saint Catherine’s Monastery
Die Beschreibungen werden auf Englisch angezeigt.
- 6–8 Stunden
- Kostenlos stornierbar bis 24 Std. vorher
- Führung auf Englisch
- Sofortige Bestätigung
Highlights
During the period of seventh century, the prophet Mohammad dictated a long document granting protection to the monastery and exempting it from taxes. A copy of it can be seen hanging in the Icon Gallery, next to Napoleon’s letter of protection written in 1798. Ottoman armies was built mosque inside the Monastery’s walls in 1381.that the complex was partly Muslim, saving it from destruction. Since the eleventh century the Monastery has been known as St Catherine’s Monastery. Its library contains a collection of 5000 books and over 3000 manuscripts (most of which are in Greek), including some of the most ancient and important in the world, and is considered second only to that of the Vatican. Throughout its history, also the monastery has received gifts from popes, Christian princes.
Leistungen
Inbegriffen
- All transfers by air condition vehicle.
- Lunch during the trip .
- Private Egyptology tour guide
- Met & Assist from & to your hotel at Sharm El Shiekh.
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
Nicht inbegriffen
- Tips to guide & driver.
- Any Souvenir from any purchasing stop.
- Entry Visa to Egypt which had to be handle from your side.
- International Air tickets from & to Egypt.
Ablauf
It is approx 3 HRS to reach to St Catherine’s Monastery from Sharm El Shiekh, the earliest surviving bastion of Christianity, make you go through breathtaking landscapes of arid rock formations, then desolate expanses of desert and the occasional Bedouin camp. The monastery was founded by the Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora between 527-535 A.D. at the foot of Mount Sinai and Jebel Megafa , discover a centre of worship and learning for over 1450 years. St Catherine was born Dorothea to a noble family in Alexandria in AD 294, and she was studied poetry, music, art, physics, mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at a pagan school, it was before converting to Christianity and taking the name of Catherine at baptism. She was tortured and beheaded for her faith by Emperor Maximus on 25 November AD 305 in Alexandria. according to tradition her body disappeared and was transported by angels to the highest mountain peak of the Sinai Peninsula. it’s begin from three centuries later, following a dream, some monks from the monastery found her relics, brought them down from the mountain, and placed them in a gilded sarcophagus, which now stands in the basilica choir.
Stornierung
Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.
Bewertungen
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Gut zu wissen
- Abholung
- Die Abholung ist für alle inbegriffen.
- Ticketart
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Durchgeführt von
- Oman Day Tours
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
How it compares in Sharm el Sheikh
- Its from-price is 53% above the median of the 184 tagesausflüge we list in Sharm el Sheikh.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 49 of 184.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Sharm el Sheikh
Scharm el-Scheich an der Südspitze des Sinai: Roter-Meer-Badeort, berühmt für Korallenriffe, Wüstenberge und Sonne zu jeder Jahreszeit.
Die Küste ist von Resortbuchten gesäumt, etwa der Naama Bay, dem lebhaften Zentrum mit einer Promenade voller Restaurants und Bars, und den ruhigeren Sharks Bay und Nabq. Der wahre Schatz liegt unter Wasser: Korallenriffe reichen bis ans Ufer, voller bunter Fische, Schildkröten und Rochen.
Top-ranked sights in Sharm el Sheikh: Ras Mohammed National Park, Sharm el Sheikh Old Market, Mt. Sinai.
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