Cavafy Museum

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8 / 10

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“Half of it is given over to a re-creation of his home, with a period-piece brass bed and a case of reputedly genuine Christian icons. ”

– Fodor's

Frommer's Frommer's
"Cavafy's belongings and books (though the furnishings are authentic period pieces, his actual furniture was sold before the museum was founded in 1991) are housed in his apartment." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Cavafy spent his last 25 years in an apartment, above a brothel, on the former Rue Lepsius (now Sharia Sharm el-Sheikh)." Full review