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Quitbay Fort

Built in the 1480s, the small citadel of Qaitbay overlooks Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour.

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Roman Amphitheater

Kom el-Dikka, means a “pile of rubble,” in literature. was a slum until 1959 when a team of Poles excavated ...

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Catacombs Koum El Shoukkafa

Go down a winding stairway to see how deep the ancient Graeco-Romans tunnelled into the bedrock ....

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Pompey Pillar

The story behind the name refers to the possible burial ground of the Roman general when he fled to Egypt and ...

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Villa of The Birds

Visit a Roman villa dubbed the “Villa of the Birds” to see stunning mosaics of birds that adorn...

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Anfushi Tombs

These tombs were part of Pharos island. They date back to late Ptolemaic and early Roman periods...

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Museums

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Alexandria National Museum

the Alexandria National Museum nicely sums up the history of Alexandria in the three floors of the now ...

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Graeco Roman Museum

Displaying a great collection of art and artefacts that date back to the origins and legacy of ancient Alexandria ...

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Royal Jewellery Museum

the museum is a true gem, offering on display a great collection of glitzy artefacts that belonged to the excessive and ...

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Qaitbay Maritime Museum

houses a collection of several interesting artifacts from the wars that it has witnessed...

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Mahmoud Saeed Museum

A short visit to the Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria will transport you to the 40’s and 50’s ...

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Alexandria Fine Arts Museum

Every two years it organizes a biennial to display art from around the Mediterranean...

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Cavafy Museum

owned by the Alexandrian-raised Greek poet Konstantin Cavafy. The poet has lived there for 25 years before he died in 1933...

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Abu Qir Sunken cities Museum

Northwest of Alexandria, lies the site of Abu-Qir, where archaeologists have been exploring the sunken cities of Heracleion...

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Planetarium Science Center

he Planetarium Science Centre in Alexandria is a fairly recent 21-st century project located within the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...

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Religious Places

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Al Mursi Abu Al Abbas Mosque

Alexandria’s largest mosque; with a cream coloured façade, four great domes, arabesque designs and a high minaret, the mosque is a beautiful sight...

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Imam Al Busiri Mosque

the poet Imam Busiri, who died in 1296 AD. The poem became so famous that it is still recited today by believers from Yemen to Morocco...

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Nabi Daniel Mosque

There are two different accounts of the mosque's namesake. In the first, the mosque is named after the Biblical prophet Daniel whose life story...

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Sacred Heart Church

Built in 1924, the Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic church, primarily visited by the Latin Catholics of Alexandria...

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Coptic Cathedral Saint Mark

Visit St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral the oldest church in Africa and the seat of his Holiness the Pope of Alexandria...

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Synagogue

If you want to get a glimpse of what the Jewish community was like in its prime, when no less than 50.000 Jews lived in Alexandria...

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