Le EgyptIsmailia governorate
🏙️ Ismailia
The canal's garden city: French villas, mango trees and ships passing Lake Timsah.
📍 Districts & areas
El Afrang (European quarter)
Shady streets of colonial villas and de Lesseps' house.
Shady streets of colonial villas and de Lesseps' house.
Lake Timsah & the canal bank
Beaches, clubs and ship-watching.
Beaches, clubs and ship-watching.
🏛️ Places to visit
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Fish from the lake
- Ismailia mangoes in summer
🛍️ What to buy
- Mangoes, strawberries and local fruit in season
🏬 Where to shop
- Fruit markets on the roads into town