Saint Katherine

One of Egypt's most beautiful and best known protected areas. Here are some pictures from a recent trip to the monastery and climbing up Moses Mountain,pictures by Hala.N.Barakat.

On the way up to Gebel Mose

Solanum sinaicum

Origanum syriacum

Verbascum sinaiticum

Ellia's garden

Gebel El Deir

Monastery staircase

Monastery from staircase

Inside the monastery

Rubus sanctus

Rubus sanctus in monastery

Rubus sanctus