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Alexandria
Country: Egypt
Region: Africa
File:Alexandria.jpg
More Information:
CS Group Wikipedia Wikitravel


Contents

General info

Alexandria is a city in Egypt.

You can read about Alexandria more here

- Eskendareia map

- Alex map

- Alex map

- Montaza map

- Downtown map

some info here is taken from Ask-aladdin web-site

Transportation

To see / visit

  • The Qaitbay Citadel In Alexandria

The Citadel is situated at the entrance of the eastern harbour on the eastern point of the Pharos Island.

more info here

what wikipedia tells us!

Events Calendar

  • Planetarium in the Library complex

How to reach the planetarium center

  • Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

It lies in the district of Karmouz to the east of Alexandria.

The area was called Kom El-Shouqafa or a pile of shards.

more info here

map of the catacombs

  • Pompey's Pillar and Serapeum

more info here

  • Roman Theatre (Kom El-Dikka)

The Roman theatre is located in the modern area of Kom El-Dikaa, which is almost in the centre of the city of Alexandria, Egypt bordered by Horrya street from the north, Nabi Daniel street from the west, Abdel Moneim street from the south, and Saphia Zaghloul street from the east.

more info here

  • The Graeco-Roman Museum -> short walk from the Roman Theatre
  • The Royal Jewellery Museum (in Ahmed Yehia Street)
  • The Alexandria National Museum (near Shallalat Gardens on Fouad Street)

It is a small museum in a restored villa.

It contains pieces from both the above museums as well as from other archaeological sites from other parts of Egypt.

Displays are labelled clearly in English and Arabic.

  • Montaza Palace + The Clock Tower + Hany's House, in Montaza

It is distinguished by its beautiful gardens and royal palaces!

  • Ras el-Tin Palace, in Ras el-Tin
  • Presidential Palace, in Maamoura

Admission fees

Villa of Birds (at Roman Ampitheater) - 10LE

The Catacombs Of Kom El-Shouqafa - 35 LE

The Memorial Of Diocletian (The Pompeii Pillar) - 15 LE

The Castle Of Qaitbay - 25 LE

The Greco -Roman Museum - 30 LE

The Jewellery Museum Of Mohamed Ali - 35 LE

The Roman Amphitheatre - 20LE

Villa of Birds (at Roman Ampitheater) - 10LE

Montazah Palace Gardens - 03 LE

The Library Of Alexandria (Main Entry) - 10 LE

Manuscripts Museum - 20 LE

Entertainment

Where & What to eat

Advices to stay healthy and safe

Emergency Info

Banks

Embassies

Most of them are in Cairo, please visit Cairo page!

Tips

Renting an appartment

Smart travel tips

Currency convertor

Personal tools