Cairo Festival City Mall Cairo

The dancing fountain

Ahmed from Cairo

About me I'm Khodeer, an Egyptian who lives in Cairo. I spend most of my money on eating and traveling. I am so passionate about cultural exchange talks. I believe that I have many things about our culture to tell you, and I would be very willing to hear what you have to say about yours. Why Cairo Cairo might be one of the most crowded capitals in the world, b...
""Cairo Festival City Mall" isn't just a mall like any other -- this one has a dancing fountain with music! I love coming here and dining with a view to it."

Despite the saying according to which shopping malls are always crowded, noisy, and not one peaceful moment can be found in them, Cairo Festival City Mall (CFC) is slightly different.

Besides the normal brand shops that can be found there, what caught my attention was the open-air spot inside the mall. It actually changed my mood from "shopping" to "relaxed".

The place is built in the shape of a theater, complete with stands. In front of the theater there is a beautiful artificial lake with a dancing fountain. They have a special show with international and local music that runs every 15 minutes. It is synchronized with the fountain, so you can sit at the stands and enjoy the dancing fountain and the music running in the background.

You may also enjoy the view in one of many restaurants surrounding the lake.

I usually visit Cairo Festival not for shopping, but for dining at night in one of the restaurants with a view to the dancing fountain.

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Cairo Spotter Ahmed

About me I'm Khodeer, an Egyptian who lives in Cairo. I spend most of my money on eating and traveling. I am so passionate about cultural exchange talks. I believe that I have many things about our culture to tell you, and I would be very willing to hear what you have to say about yours. Why Cairo Cairo might be one of the most crowded capitals in the world, but you can still find different tastes in it. It has a strange, paradoxical mixture: a mixture of old civilization and modernity, of crowdedness and calmness. Even the locals in Cairo have the same pa...

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