Port Said

Egypt

Port Said is a city at the Mediterranean entrance of the Suez Canal, Egypt. Founded with the canal in 1859, it is a city of seafaring character and one of the world's great canal towns. Attractions include the waterfront where ships queue for the canal, the lighthouse and Corniche, the military museum's canal history, the duty-free heritage, the distinctive wooden-balconied colonial architecture, and excursions to Cairo's pyramids, the canal cities, and the delta.