Cairo offers some excellent opportunities for souvenir shopping, but figuring out where to buy what can be confusing. With this tour, you'll have a professional guide on hand to show you some of the best places to go shopping, whether you're in the market for Egyptian cotton, jewelry, or carpets. This tour includes visits to a perfume factory and a papyrus shop.
One purpose of perfume has remained the same, from ancient times to the present: Ancient populations were likewise attracted to appealing smells. In ancient Egypt, cleanliness was highly valued,. In ancient Greece, wearing a sweet-smelling fragrance was also considered to be pleasing to the gods. In addition, Greek medical thinkers of the time practiced an ancient form of aromatherapy, finding certain smells to improve health and vitality.
The ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make paper, baskets, sandals, mats, rope, blankets, tables, chairs, mattresses, medicine, perfume, food, and clothes. Truly, papyrus was an important "gift of the Nile".
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