Leontopolis

Leontopolis: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Leontopolis

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Leontopolis — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.29340, 31.33262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leontopolis

• St. George Church Mataria · church · Cairo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima · church · Cairo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Child Museum · museum · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Muhammed Ali Palace · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Athribis · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~30 km · Must-see
• Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus · church · Cairo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Al-Nour · dargah · Cairo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Virgin Mary's Church / Massarra · church · Cairo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sakakini Palace · fort · Cairo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sadat Quraish Mosque · dargah · Al Sharqia Governorate · ~33 km · Must-see
• Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Al Fath Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leontopolis

Other forts & heritage near Leontopolis

• Muhammed Ali Palace · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~27 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Athribis · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sakakini Palace · fort · Cairo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar · fort · Cairo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Khanqah And Al-Ashraf Perspay Mosque · fort · Cairo · ~35 km · Must-see
• funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay · fort · Cairo · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace · fort · Cairo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abdin Palace · fort · Cairo · ~36 km · Must-see

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