Search Icon

Monastery of Saint Anthony

  • Trustfeed ratings Icon
  • Trustfeed ratings Icon
  • Trustfeed ratings Icon
  • Trustfeed ratings Icon
  • Trustfeed ratings Icon

Red Sea Governate, Egypt

Monastery· Tourist attraction

Monastery of Saint Anthony Reviews | Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Monastery of Saint Anthony is located in Red Sea Governate, Egypt on طريق الكريمات المتفرع من طريق العين السخنة الغردقة, Ras Gharib. Monastery of Saint Anthony is rated 4.9 out of 5 in the category monastery in Egypt.

Address

طريق الكريمات المتفرع من طريق العين السخنة الغردقة, Ras Gharib

Open hours

...
Write review Claim Profile
M

Mira Tharwat Khalifa

Amazing historical monetary. It has 7 ancient churches and some big new churches. There is also a high mountain with a cave at the top of it where St Antony used to live.

C

Carlos Nagy

Holy monastery holy monks I wish I could stay there as much as I can It was a amazing experience to go there and enjoy the time with spirits of God With the best place ever existed

E

ed barney

Beautiful monastery, dating to 400AD.

J

Josemar D. Ferreira

A 1700-year-old Monastery, about three and half hours from Hurghada, really worth the visit. The head monk is a very charming old man who seems genuinely help to share the story of the place with all visitors. There you can see an old grinding mill, stunning views from the desert, old buildings that stood for centuries and were briefly occupied by bedouins but retaken and restored, the old church, the ancient mechanism that served as "entrance" to the inner area, and lots of other intetesting stuff. Highly recommended is the path to the cave where St. Anthony of Egypt used to live during his days. The path, although these days with steel steps, can be challenging for some, for it is without shade and in the middle of the desert. Take lots of water, comfortable clothes and a head cover. Although the 1700 steps can make you think twice, the views are awesome, and the little cave is really interesting (but not for the claustrophobic, I believe). On your way, be sure to divert from the way wherr three big wooden crosses stand. There is a path to that place, and the view is not to be missed.

J

Joris Van Den Berghe

Whaaauw, what an exceptional place to visit. Once entering through the main gate, you get accompanied to a waiting room, where one of the monks awaits you to guide you through the domain. Ancient churches and chapels await you with wall paintings from the 4th till the 13th century. Than it goes up to the mill, the juice-, grapes-, and olive mills and the water source. The visit takes about 1,5 hour. Additionally you can climb up to the cave where Saint-Antony used to live. (1 hour up, 45 minutes down)

M

Maria Latif

Grt place love it Peaceful

R

Ragab Hafiez

The Oldest Monastery in the world

K

Kamen Topalov

Unique place! The oldest Christian monastry in the world. The monk who guide us was very polite, and explained us a lot of facts for the monastry.

Top 10 companies in Monastery category in Egypt

Close