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Saint Catherine’s Monastery

3.7후기 3개St. Catherine's Monastery

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  • 6–8시간
  • 시작 24시간 전까지 무료 취소
  • 영어 가이드
  • 즉시 확정

하이라이트

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.

포함 사항

포함되는 것

  • 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.

포함되지 않는 것

  • 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.

일정

  1. 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.

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취소 규정

체험 시작 24시간 전까지 무료로 취소하고 전액 환불받을 수 있습니다.

후기

3.7

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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
운영사
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  • 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 당일치기 여행 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

Sharm el Sheikh sits at the southern tip of the Sinai, a Red Sea resort famed for coral reefs, desert mountains and sunshine in every season.

The coast is lined with resort bays such as Naama Bay, the lively centre with a promenade of restaurants and bars, and quieter Sharks Bay and Nabq. The real treasure lies underwater: coral reefs come right up to the shore, alive with colourful fish, turtles and rays.

Top-ranked sights in Sharm el Sheikh: Ras Mohammed National Park, Sharm el Sheikh Old Market, Mt. Sinai.

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