Alexandria Things to Do

 44 Reviews  The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Library of Alexandria is a huge complex situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It was inaugurated on October 16th, 2002. In 1974 a plot of land was chosen by the Alexandria... 

 16 Reviews  Alexandria has a long coast line, along which you will find a number of beaches reserved for the waterfront hotels and beach clubs, particularly in Muntaza. I’m not sure that I would go swimming in... 

 39 Reviews  Despite the repressive and often brutal nature of the Egyptian state, the Egyptian Army has long been viewed as an institution of honour and pride for the people of Egypt. The country has had... 

 18 Reviews  This is the most complete Roman ruin in Egypt. It was a small amphitheatre used for music and the reading of poetry and dates from the 2nd century AD. Other ruins have been excavated on the site.... 

 21 Reviews  It was a close call, this could have been in 'Tourist Traps'. It's pretty well advertised as such, and expecting little I took a walk and investigated. Talking a walk through a new city with a... 

 42 Reviews  It was suspected for years that the Great Lighthouse was on this site, but on in recent years have they found evidence to confirm it. The Fort that resides on the site is beautiful. Well built and... 

 21 Reviews  Visited the museum as part of a tour group, and as a museum professional I was keen to see the exhibits and the museum layout. The museum itself is impressive from the outside, being as it was... 

 19 Reviews  Alexandria may be famous for its Greek and Roman heritage, but the city has long been a place of Muslim culture and tradition. The vast majority of the city's residents are Muslims and the awqaf is... 

 10 Reviews  The Roman-Greek Monuments or the Greco-Roman monuments is situated in a square in Mostafa Kamel. It was built by the Greek architect Dinocrates in 332-331 BC in the old village of Rhakotis as ordered... 

 20 Reviews  July 2009: This is a MUST see if youre in Alexandria. We went on a Saturday and the catacombs opened at 8am. The ticket price was 30LE. If you want to know the history of the catacombs, I suggest... 

 5 Reviews  Alexandria is the primary port of Egypt. There is a place in Alex wherein small boats have to docked at the seashore. Very colourful. Most of the small boats are used for fishing and I learned that... 

 2 Reviews  Nice place on the beach .. center for diving , but also there are other activities like Safari, wind, surf, skiing, fishing and dancing too. About Diving: you can check out 11000 archeological under... 

 1 Review  The Anfushi tombs These limestone tombs, which date from about 250 BC, are painted to simulate alabaster and marble. They are decorated with pictures of Egyptian gods and daily life, along with... 

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 al2401 Says:  About half way between Montaza and Qait Bay Fort there is an inlet called Stanley Bay. The original road; El-gaish Road; went around it. Now there is the... 

 mikey_e Says:  Ten percent of Egyptians are Copts, descendants of the Christians who inhabited Egypt at since the first centuries of Christendom. As the Copts were present in... 

 easterntrekker Says:  Our final stop today is at the Catacomb of Komel – ShokafaHere we descend several floors into the damp dark cavern, which was the buriel chamber for the royals.... 

 easterntrekker Says:  The sea is so beautiful around Alexandria. It is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports. Alexandria extends about 32 km... 

 easterntrekker Says:  Nest we visit El Salamalik PalaceOriginally it was built as a hunting lodge for Khidive Abbas Helmi 11 and his Hungro- Austrian mistress .The grounds were... 

 easterntrekker Says:  Our first stop is The Mosque.The Attarine Mosque is located in the middle of this unique area, on Attarine Mosque Street. Originally a church dedicated to Saint... 

 easterntrekker Says:  Pompeii PillarAll that remains of this huge temple is one huge red granite pillar, two sphinx and some ruins.The temple was built in 207AD for the Roman Emperor... 

 easterntrekker Says:  Today Alexandria is a mix of cultures including Greek , Roman and Egytion. There is a rich and a very poor population but not much in between. On the east side...