 Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria became
the capital of Graeco- Roman Egypt. In today's modern timings,
Alexandria, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean"
is the second largest city in Egypt. With an ambience that
is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern, the city is worth
a visit for its many cultural attractions and memories of
a glorious past. It is a city that can be explored randomly,
at leisure.
LOCATION
Situated at a distance of 225 kms, northwest from Cairo, the
city of Alexandria is located on the Mediterranean Coast.
HOW TO REACH?
The city can be reached via air or through road. There are
trains from Cairo. The small Alexandria Airport is served
by occasional domestic flights.
MUST SEE PLACES IN ALEXANDRIA EGYPT TOUR
Fort Qait Bey
The fort was built by Mameluke Sultan Abdul-Nasser Qait Bey
in 1477 on the foundation of the ancient Seven Wonders of
the World, the Pharos Lighthouse. Since its construction,
it has been razes and reconstructed twice.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliothka Alexandria is a newly built library constructed
on the site of the former Library of Alexandria, which was
destroyed in 400 AD. Located just to the east of the Corniche,
it is the best library for the ancient world and is a prominent
research center for the research scholars
Graeco-Roman Museum
Buitl as a small museum with just eleven galleries in 1892,
it was it was transferred to the present site in 1895. The
specialty of the Graeco-Roman Museum is its extensive coin
collection from different countries, all chronologically arranged,
and dating back from 630 BC to the Ottoman period in the 19th
century. The museum contains hundreds of precious antiques
like the Apis Bull and the two headless sphinxes among other
things.
Corniche
Corniche is a beachfront avenue, which is doted with casinos
built on stilts and rows of beach huts. A popular haunt of
tourists coming to Alexandria, it has various beaches lying
alongside it, like Ma'amura, Sidi Bishr, Glymonopolou and
Ibrahimia among others.
Pompey's Pillar
Pompeii's Pillar is a polished red granite pillar with a height
of 25 m surrounded by the ruins of the Serapuim. The pillar
was built in 297 AD in the honor of Emperor Diocletian.
Roman Catacombs at Kam-el-Shuqqafa
The Catacombs of Kam-el-Shuqqafa is the largest Roman cemetery
dating back to the 2nd century AD. Cut in the rock to a depth
of 100 ft, the cemetery is built in three levels to represent
the Pharaonic and Roman art.
Vacations in Egypt offers online tour bookings for Alexandria Egypt Tour.
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