Le EgyptPort Said governorate
🏙️ Port Said
Colonial-era port at the canal's Mediterranean mouth, a duty-free shopping town.
📍 Districts & areas
El Sharq (old quarter)
Wooden balconies, the lighthouse and the Suez Canal Authority building.
Wooden balconies, the lighthouse and the Suez Canal Authority building.
Port Fuad
Across the canal in Asia, reached by a free ferry; calm French-style streets.
Across the canal in Asia, reached by a free ferry; calm French-style streets.
El Arab & El Togary
Market streets and the famous shopping district.
Market streets and the famous shopping district.
🏛️ Places to visit
🍽️ What & where to eat
- Fish and seafood, especially Port Said-style fried fish and fesikh
🛍️ What to buy
- Imported clothes and goods from the free-zone shops
- Simsimiyya music recordings
🏬 Where to shop
- The commercial district (El Togary)
- Shops along El Gomhoreya Street