Alexandria
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April to June and September to November for comfortable seaside weather
- Budget
- $
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
Egypt's Mediterranean metropolis wears its layered past casually, from the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa and Pompey's Pillar to the seafront Citadel of Qaitbay built where the ancient lighthouse stood. The modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina and a corniche of faded belle-epoque cafes give the city a melancholy charm distinct from Cairo.
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