Alexandria, Egypt
15 hand-picked places in Alexandria, Egypt: 11 landmarks, 3 museums and 1 mosque. Each has an editor's guide to what it is, when to go and what to know before you visit, with licensed photos. Start with the 2-day plan below, one area a day so you spend your time seeing rather than crossing town, or let the AI planner build a plan for your own dates, with restaurants, opening hours and live prices.
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The best-known places, grouped by how close they are to each other. Distances are straight lines; the walk is a little longer.
Citadel of QaitbayAt the eastern tip of the old Pharos island, guarding the mouth of the Eastern Harbour, the Citadel of Qaitbay stands where the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, once rose until…
Bibliotheca AlexandrinaOn the Shatby seafront, near the site of the ancient library that was once the greatest of the classical world, stands the Bibliotheca Alexandrina: a huge tilted disc of glass and aluminium leaning towards the sea like…
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Graeco-Roman MuseumThe Graeco-Roman Museum in central Alexandria, near Gamal Abdel Nasser Street, is the oldest building in Egypt designed from the start to show Greek and Roman antiquities.
Alexandria National MuseumHoused in an Italianate mansion on Tariq al-Horreya (the old Rue Fouad), the Alexandria National Museum opened in 2003.
Cavafy MuseumOn a short street off Fouad Street near the opera house, in the Attarin quarter, is the flat where the Alexandrian Greek poet Constantine P.
