Full day tour in Alexandria
Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean”, it has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern. It had been founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to be the capital bearing his name.
There is the main sites in Alexandria
Montazah Palace
is a palace and extensive gardens in the Montaza district of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built on a low plateau east of central Alexandria overlooking a beach on the Mediterranean sea.
National Museum
it's located in a restored Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street (former Rue Fouad), near the center of the city.. It contains about 1.800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and Egypt. Most of these pieces came from other Egyptian museums.
- 1st Floor: Pharaonic time. Mummies are shown in a special underground chamber (basement)
- 2nd Floor: Graeco-Roman time. Including archeological underwater excavations in Alexandria.
- 3rd Floor: Coptic, Islamic and Modern eras.
The Royal Jewelry museum
The Royal Jewelry Museum is an art and history museum in the the Zizenia, It is located in the former palace of Princess Fatma Al-Zahra' . Its halls contain an inestimable collection of jewels and jewelry of the Mohamed Ali Dynasty. 19th century paintings, statues, and decorative are also exhibited in the rooms and lobbies.
Catacomb of Kom elShoqafa
The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is a historical archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.
The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points
The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funeral cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points
Pompay's Pillar
Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and the largest of its type constructed outside of the imperial capitals of Rome and Constantinople.[1] The only known free-standing column in Roman Egypt which was not composed of drums,[1] it is one of the largest ancient monoliths and one of the largest monolithic columns ever erected.
The Bibliotheca of Alexandria
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea inAlexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented.
Fort of Qaitbay
The Citadel of Qaitbay is a 15th century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, built upon/from the ruins of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.