Alexandria Attractions

After you finish the traditional tour to Giza Pyramids and the churches and mosques of the Islamic and Coptic Cairo tour. You're asking where to go next? Well, you do not have to ask yourself that because we planed it for you. Your next destination should be day tour to Alexandria from Cairo.

The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 333 B.C and it has a unique history quite different from many other cities in Egypt. Alexander the great was heading to visit the Temple of the Oracle of Amun at the Siwa Oasis he stopped overnight at the village of Racotis. Alexander decided that this location was to be the spot where a great city would be built. He charged one of his architects to build it. Alexander continued his way to Siwa to consult the oracle about his destiny and then left Egypt to fight against the Persians in Asia. It was not completed until the reigns of Ptolemy I, (Soter "the Saviour"), and his successor Ptolemy II (Philadelphus) that the building of the city was completed and it became the main capital of Egypt.
Alexandria has the most beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a land witnessed civilizations from ancient Egypt, Romans, Greeks, Christian, and Islamic cultures.

Visiting Alexandria is afforded when you plan your Egypt Travel Packages, Egypt Day Tours and Cairo Day Tours.

Bibliotheca of Alexandria

The Library of Alexandria was established at the beginning of the third century BC. by Ptolemy I, and enlarged by his son Ptolemy II, and in his reign of greatest glory housed more than 900,000 manuscripts.

Alexandria National Museum

The Alexandria National Museum was opened officially on December 31, 2003, by the former president Hosni Mubarak, It is sited in an old palace which influenced by the Italian style in a Street known as Al-Horeya street. The building used to be home to the United States consulate.

The Citadel of Qaitbey

The fortress of Qaitbey enjoys a perfect position, at the end of a narrow strip of land extending into the Eastern Port of Alexandria. After having lasted for about two centuries, the lighthouse was already in ruins in the fifteenth century.

Alexandria Corniche

Downtown Alexandria's broad waterfront road is one of the best places in Alexandria where you will have a variety of modern, classic and historic buildings and things to see. Read and learn about Alexandria Corniche

The roman amphitheater

The Roman Amphitheatre in Alexandria is the only Roman amphitheater in Egypt

Pompey's Pillar

The Pompey's pillar was named after Pompey, a Roman political and military leader, the pillar is in no way related to him. that's because it was said that Pompey betrayed his nation and left the army during a critical time of war and flee to his hometown, then he was killed and his head was hung on top of the pillar.

The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa is considered an archaeological site and are located in Alexandria. They were discovered as soon as the 20th century began and is considered one of the largest burial Roman places, these tombs were excavated in the mother rock at the time of Emperor Antoninus, in the second century A.D.

Alexandria Port

In the year 1900 BC in the village of Rakuten, the oldest port facilities were built, to serve the coastal navigation and supply of Pharos Island (which is now part of the "Ras Al-Teen" neighborhood).

Alexandria Airport/Borg El Arab International Air Port

Borg El Arab is the principal airport of Alexandria since December 2011 after the closure of Alexandria International Airport due to a major re-development programme.