Granted, with my background in archaeology, it made more sense for me to seek the less trodden road, but it is one that I would strongly recommend to anyone who wants to get more out of their dream Egyptian bvacation/b. ... the Monastery of bArganos/b; the beautiful church hewn out of the cliff at Gabal Al-Teir in Minya; and the Monastery of the Holy Virgin at Al Qusiya, a popular site for pilgrims from ancient times and where it is believed that Jesus and his mother lived for ...
