Deir Anba Bishoi in Wadi Natrun, not far from Cairo, is a picture of serenity. It includes a church that houses the body of St. Bishoi, the monastery’s founder, as well as several other saints; his body is still intact in a “tubular” coffin that is carried around the church in a procession every July 17. You can sit in the garden of the monastery or walk through the new cathedral and watch the resident monks go about their daily work; from the roof of the monastery you have a magnificent view of the desert. Please dress modestly when visiting the Coptic monasteries. Wadi Natrun is located 100 km northwest of Cairo in the western desert. The only way to get there is by car or bus. Western Delta buses leave every hour from Heliopolis train station.

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