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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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 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 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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Helnan Palestine Alexandria
10 Reviews and 81 Opinions I stayed at the Hotel Palestine in Aug. 2007 (not on most recent trip). It is gorgeous and have...
SOFITEL CECIL ALEXANDRIA 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...
Renaissance Alexandria Egypt Alexandria
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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