Alexandria Things to Do

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Montazah palace and gardens

Montazah palace and gardens, Alexandria

 27 Reviews  Muntaza is the western-most part of the city that lies along the coast. It has a number of hotels and restaurants, and benefits from the fact that it is close to the former King’s palace. The district... 

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new Library of Alexandria

new Library of Alexandria, Alexandria

 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... 

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Beaches

Beaches, 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... 

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Down town area & cornich

Down town area & cornich, Alexandria

 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... 

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Roman amphitheatre

Roman amphitheatre, Alexandria

 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.... 

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Pompey's Pillar

Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria

 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... 

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fort of Qaitbey

fort of Qaitbey, Alexandria

 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... 

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museums

museums, Alexandria

 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... 

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Mosques and islamic sites

Mosques and islamic sites, Alexandria

 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... 

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Greco Roman monuments

Greco Roman monuments, Alexandria

 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... 

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kom el shokafa catacombs

kom el shokafa catacombs, Alexandria

 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... 

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Alex shipyard.

Alex shipyard., Alexandria

 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... 

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Diving center

Diving center, Alexandria

 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... 

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Anfushi tombs

Anfushi tombs, Alexandria

 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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Fantasy Land !!!

Fantasy Land !!!, Alexandria

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Bridge or Palace?

Bridge or Palace?, Alexandria

 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... 

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Coptic Orthodox Partiarchate

Coptic Orthodox Partiarchate, Alexandria

 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... 

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Caracomb of Komel- Shokafa

Caracomb of Komel- Shokafa, Alexandria

 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.... 

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The Amazing Blue Water

The Amazing Blue Water, Alexandria

 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... 

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El Salamalik Palace

El Salamalik Palace, Alexandria

 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... 

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Visiting a Mosque in Alexandria

Visiting a Mosque in Alexandria, Alexandria

 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... 

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Pompeii Pillar

Pompeii Pillar, Alexandria

 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... 

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Alexandria today

Alexandria today, Alexandria

 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... 

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Daytrip to Alexandria

Daytrip to Alexandria, Alexandria

 easterntrekker Says:  Thanks to our driver our trip which was to take 3 hours turned out to be a short 2 hours .It was a great highway , but I wouldn’t want to drive it as the rules... 

Top 3 Hotels in Alexandria

Helnan Palestine

 10 Reviews and 81 Opinions  I stayed at the Hotel Palestine in Aug. 2007 (not on most recent trip). It is gorgeous and have... 

 Hotels in Alexandria

SOFITEL CECIL ALEXANDRIA

 9 Reviews and 73 Opinions  It is a little run down, a little grubby....sort of like Alexandria, but I would never stay anywhere... 

 Hotels in Alexandria

Renaissance Alexandria Egypt

 4 Reviews and 59 Opinions  We stayed at Renaissance Mariott in Alexandria originally for 3 days which we shortened to 2, in mid... 

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 I love Alexandria - there is no doubt about it! Egypt is one country that my family will keep on coming back. Our brief stay in this city was memorable enough to think that this is the most exciting... 

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  Alexandria with its 8 million residents is the second largest city of Egypt. For Egyptians the city means almost the same as for Russians St.Petersburg does. Alexandria is considered to be the... 

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 Alexandria lies on a most wonderful sweep of bay. The Corniche is 25 km long . The picture shows Qait Bey in the backround to the right, built on the site of the old Pharos lighthouse. There is much... 

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