Explore Egypt

The triple green-domed 1894 landmark presiding over the canal entrance — Port Said's most photographed silhouette.

The empty pedestal at the canal mouth where the toppled statue of the waterway's builder once faced the sea.

Tanks, planes and dioramas tracing the 1956 Suez Crisis and the 1973 war, on the seafront where it all played out.

A free five-minute ferry hops across the canal to Port Fouad — a chance to ride the waterway alongside passing tankers.

A breezy Mediterranean promenade where families gather at dusk to watch container ships line up for the canal.

A lively quayside hall where you choose fresh catch and hand it to adjoining grills — the city's signature meal.

Streets of three-storey timber-balconied houses in faded pastels, a Levantine port aesthetic found nowhere else in Egypt.

Port Said's duty-free status makes its downtown stores a bargain hunt for textiles, gadgets and imported goods.

Port Said's legendary seafood hall — pick your fish from the ice and it lands grilled or fried with the canal close by.

A storied Italian-Egyptian pâtisserie-café downtown, serving gateaux and espresso since the canal's cosmopolitan heyday.