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One of the oldest Islamic monuments and the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria, which receives large numbers of tourists throughout the year. This castle was built by Sultan “Ashraf Seif al-Din Qaytbay” on the Mediterranean coast in the same place as the old manar, which was destroyed during a strong earthquake in the past; To be one of the impenetrable fortresses of the people and the army from the many threats that were inflicting on the city. The castle was built fortified with high walls, about 4 meters high and about 2 meters wide. The castle was built within two whole years, and some destruction occurred in the castle when the British occupation entered Egypt, but the Committee for the Conservation of Arab Antiquities restored it in 1904.
Entrance tickets to the Qaitbay Citadel: 20 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 30 EGP for other nationalities
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Ciutadella de Qaitbay
One of the oldest Islamic monuments and the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria, which receives large numbers of tourists throughout the year. This castle was built by Sultan “Ashraf Seif al-Din Qaytbay” on the Mediterranean coast in the same place as the old manar, which was destroyed during a strong earthquake in the past; To be one of the impenetrable fortresses of the people and the army from the many threats that were inflicting on the city. The castle was built fortified with high walls, about 4 meters high and about 2 meters wide. The castle was built within two whole years, and some destruction occurred in the castle when the British occupation entered Egypt, but the Committee for the Conservation of Arab Antiquities restored it in 1904.
Entrance tickets to the Qaitbay Citadel: 20 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 30 EGP for other nationalities
It is considered one of the most important places of tourism in Alexandria and Egypt in general; As it is a beacon of different cultures, arts and civilizations around the world, the library was opened in its new form in 2002, and was called the Great Library; It is not a library that includes books only, but it contains many buildings represented in:
The mother or main library that contains large numbers of valuable books in various fields.
Planetarium.
A hall dedicated to teaching science in a simple way for children.
Number (15) exhibitions such as: the Arabic calligraphy exhibition and the sculpture exhibition.
There are 13 specialized centers for academic research, such as the Center for Democratic Studies.
(6) Libraries dedicated to each category, such as: Children's Library, Rare Books Library, and others.
(4) museums, such as the Sadat Museum and the Manuscripts Museum.
Building panorama of civilization.
(4) halls for temporary exhibitions of art.
This masterpiece is located in the Shatby area on the Corniche Road, specifically in front of Al-Silsila Beach. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina visits times throughout the week from ten in the morning until seven in the evening, except for Friday from two in the afternoon until seven in the evening, and Saturday from twelve in the afternoon until four in the evening, and you can visit The main library website for more information.
Entry tickets to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina: 5 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 70 EGP for other nationalities
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Biblioteca d'Alexandria
It is considered one of the most important places of tourism in Alexandria and Egypt in general; As it is a beacon of different cultures, arts and civilizations around the world, the library was opened in its new form in 2002, and was called the Great Library; It is not a library that includes books only, but it contains many buildings represented in:
The mother or main library that contains large numbers of valuable books in various fields.
Planetarium.
A hall dedicated to teaching science in a simple way for children.
Number (15) exhibitions such as: the Arabic calligraphy exhibition and the sculpture exhibition.
There are 13 specialized centers for academic research, such as the Center for Democratic Studies.
(6) Libraries dedicated to each category, such as: Children's Library, Rare Books Library, and others.
(4) museums, such as the Sadat Museum and the Manuscripts Museum.
Building panorama of civilization.
(4) halls for temporary exhibitions of art.
This masterpiece is located in the Shatby area on the Corniche Road, specifically in front of Al-Silsila Beach. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina visits times throughout the week from ten in the morning until seven in the evening, except for Friday from two in the afternoon until seven in the evening, and Saturday from twelve in the afternoon until four in the evening, and you can visit The main library website for more information.
Entry tickets to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina: 5 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 70 EGP for other nationalities
It is considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria, which visitors flock to see the strength of its construction and its towering height. The pillar of the pillar dates back to the Roman era in memory of Emperor “Docletian”, who rid the people of Alexandria from the revolution set up by the leader “Achilles”, so they built this column thanks to the emperor who He restored stability and calm to the city.
In the past, it was called the masts column in relation to the high-rise “ship masts”, and then changed its name to “the masts column”, and red granite was used in its construction and its length reaches (20.75 meters).
Entry ticket prices to Al-Sawari column: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 60 EGP for other nationalities
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Serapeum i la columna de Pompeu
Pompey's PillarIt is considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria, which visitors flock to see the strength of its construction and its towering height. The pillar of the pillar dates back to the Roman era in memory of Emperor “Docletian”, who rid the people of Alexandria from the revolution set up by the leader “Achilles”, so they built this column thanks to the emperor who He restored stability and calm to the city.
In the past, it was called the masts column in relation to the high-rise “ship masts”, and then changed its name to “the masts column”, and red granite was used in its construction and its length reaches (20.75 meters).
Entry ticket prices to Al-Sawari column: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 60 EGP for other nationalities
It is considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria and dates back to the Roman era. It is located in the Kom El-Dikka area in Alexandria.
The theater was discovered by chance when the tomb of “Alexander the Great” was being searched for, and it was excavated during a period of (30 years). From the bottom to the top, to arrange the seating process in the theater, which contained about 600 people, and was used to listen to some types of music. This was confirmed due to the presence of the area for the orchestra in addition to the presence of a large dome.
Entrance tickets to the Roman Theater: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 80 EGP for other nationalities
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Amfiteatre antic romà
It is considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Alexandria and dates back to the Roman era. It is located in the Kom El-Dikka area in Alexandria.
The theater was discovered by chance when the tomb of “Alexander the Great” was being searched for, and it was excavated during a period of (30 years). From the bottom to the top, to arrange the seating process in the theater, which contained about 600 people, and was used to listen to some types of music. This was confirmed due to the presence of the area for the orchestra in addition to the presence of a large dome.
Entrance tickets to the Roman Theater: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 80 EGP for other nationalities
The Black Head Temple was discovered in 1936 AD in a dire state. It dates back to the Greco-Roman era in the second century AD, which was built by the Roman knight “Eridor” to worship the goddess Isis because she caused his recovery from the disease.
The Black Head Temple was named by this name; According to the area in which it was discovered, which is the Ras al-Aswada area, which is located on the agricultural road to the Montazah area, and recently it was moved to the area adjacent to the waterfalls gardens on Al-Hurriya Road, next to the Latin Church due to its drowning and damage from groundwater.
Ras Soda Temple
The Black Head Temple was discovered in 1936 AD in a dire state. It dates back to the Greco-Roman era in the second century AD, which was built by the Roman knight “Eridor” to worship the goddess Isis because she caused his recovery from the disease.
The Black Head Temple was named by this name; According to the area in which it was discovered, which is the Ras al-Aswada area, which is located on the agricultural road to the Montazah area, and recently it was moved to the area adjacent to the waterfalls gardens on Al-Hurriya Road, next to the Latin Church due to its drowning and damage from groundwater.
The Alexandria National Museum was built in the Italian style according to a wealthy man in Alexandria who was the owner of it in the beginning, then that man sold his palace to the American Embassy in 1954, and then the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture bought it in 1996 and began to restore it and turn it into Alexandria National Museum and its opening in 2003.
The Alexandria National Museum includes a large collection of artifacts that may number up to 1,800 artifacts from all ancient and modern times. These artifacts were brought from many museums scattered throughout Egypt, such as the Coptic Museum in Cairo, the Islamic Museum, the Greek and Roman Museum and others Museums are antiquities collected to represent the Egyptian civilization.
The Alexandria National Museum is unique in the presence of a group of sunken antiquities that were recovered, such as the statue of “Isis” made of black granite and a head belonging to the statue of “Alexander the Great.” It includes large numbers of currencies of different eras, such as the Islamic era and the Byzantine era, some of which were found under the waters of the "Abu Qir" Gulf, and it contains some jewelry and gold collectibles belonging to the family of King "Mohammed Ali", and many other antiquities that will impress you when tourism in Alexandria.
Entry ticket prices to the Alexandria National Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 80 EGP for other nationalities
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Museu Nacional d'Alexandria
131 El-Shaheed Galal El-DesoukyThe Alexandria National Museum was built in the Italian style according to a wealthy man in Alexandria who was the owner of it in the beginning, then that man sold his palace to the American Embassy in 1954, and then the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture bought it in 1996 and began to restore it and turn it into Alexandria National Museum and its opening in 2003.
The Alexandria National Museum includes a large collection of artifacts that may number up to 1,800 artifacts from all ancient and modern times. These artifacts were brought from many museums scattered throughout Egypt, such as the Coptic Museum in Cairo, the Islamic Museum, the Greek and Roman Museum and others Museums are antiquities collected to represent the Egyptian civilization.
The Alexandria National Museum is unique in the presence of a group of sunken antiquities that were recovered, such as the statue of “Isis” made of black granite and a head belonging to the statue of “Alexander the Great.” It includes large numbers of currencies of different eras, such as the Islamic era and the Byzantine era, some of which were found under the waters of the "Abu Qir" Gulf, and it contains some jewelry and gold collectibles belonging to the family of King "Mohammed Ali", and many other antiquities that will impress you when tourism in Alexandria.
Entry ticket prices to the Alexandria National Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 80 EGP for other nationalities
The construction of the Greco-Roman Museum began in 1891 and was inaugurated by Khedive “Abbas Helmy II” in 1895. The museum contains a large collection of antiquities belonging to several eras, including: the Greco-Roman era, the Coptic era and some Pharaonic antiquities that were discovered in Alexandria and other eras.
The museum is divided into several halls of up to 25 halls, and each group of halls contains a special part for each era; Where there are some halls that contain antiquities and objects belonging to the Coptic era, such as a statue symbolizing Christ and attributed to the 16th century, and some pottery vessels that embody ancient Egyptian art and a base for a marble statue on which is written a text concerning the purification of the ancient Alexandria Canal. And another hall contains a large statue of King Ramses II, which is attributed to the era of the Middle Kingdom, and a hall that includes a statue of the Nile River, a statue of Queen “Keres” the goddess of agriculture, a statue of “Aphrodite” the god of love, a statue of the god Venus, and many other halls that contain many different eras .
Entry ticket prices to the Greco-Roman Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 100 EGP for other nationalities
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The Graeco-Roman Museum
The construction of the Greco-Roman Museum began in 1891 and was inaugurated by Khedive “Abbas Helmy II” in 1895. The museum contains a large collection of antiquities belonging to several eras, including: the Greco-Roman era, the Coptic era and some Pharaonic antiquities that were discovered in Alexandria and other eras.
The museum is divided into several halls of up to 25 halls, and each group of halls contains a special part for each era; Where there are some halls that contain antiquities and objects belonging to the Coptic era, such as a statue symbolizing Christ and attributed to the 16th century, and some pottery vessels that embody ancient Egyptian art and a base for a marble statue on which is written a text concerning the purification of the ancient Alexandria Canal. And another hall contains a large statue of King Ramses II, which is attributed to the era of the Middle Kingdom, and a hall that includes a statue of the Nile River, a statue of Queen “Keres” the goddess of agriculture, a statue of “Aphrodite” the god of love, a statue of the god Venus, and many other halls that contain many different eras .
Entry ticket prices to the Greco-Roman Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 100 EGP for other nationalities
This museum was called the “Palace of Jewelery” because its palace was owned by Princess “Fatima Al-Zahra” of the “Muhammad Ali” family. The city of Alexandria, and in 1986 that palace was transformed into the Royal Jewelry Museum by a republican decision.
This museum is considered one of the most beautiful tourist places in Alexandria, but rather one of the best places for tourism in Egypt as a whole; It contains some (11,500) antiquities belonging to the family of King "Muhammad Ali", divided into 10 halls, and each hall contains a set of jewelry, watches made of diamonds, gold ornaments, and a group of precious stones.
Entry ticket prices to the Royal Jewelery Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 50 EGP for other nationalities
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Museu Reial de Joieria
27 أحمد يحيىThis museum was called the “Palace of Jewelery” because its palace was owned by Princess “Fatima Al-Zahra” of the “Muhammad Ali” family. The city of Alexandria, and in 1986 that palace was transformed into the Royal Jewelry Museum by a republican decision.
This museum is considered one of the most beautiful tourist places in Alexandria, but rather one of the best places for tourism in Egypt as a whole; It contains some (11,500) antiquities belonging to the family of King "Muhammad Ali", divided into 10 halls, and each hall contains a set of jewelry, watches made of diamonds, gold ornaments, and a group of precious stones.
Entry ticket prices to the Royal Jewelery Museum: 10 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 50 EGP for other nationalities
Enjoy with tourism in Alexandria and learn about the Marine Biology Museum, which receives large numbers of tourists every year, and this museum is considered one of the educational and entertainment museums; It includes a group of ponds that contain some marine fish and reptiles that live in salt water and other types of fish that live in fresh water.
It also includes some types of plants and shells that are found in water, whether sea water or rivers, and it contains an integrated laboratory to conduct some studies on all marine life in it. The sea that existed in ancient myths.
Entry ticket prices to the Marine Biology Museum: 5 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 10 EGP for other nationalities
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Museu d'ecosistemes aquàtics
KayetbaiEnjoy with tourism in Alexandria and learn about the Marine Biology Museum, which receives large numbers of tourists every year, and this museum is considered one of the educational and entertainment museums; It includes a group of ponds that contain some marine fish and reptiles that live in salt water and other types of fish that live in fresh water.
It also includes some types of plants and shells that are found in water, whether sea water or rivers, and it contains an integrated laboratory to conduct some studies on all marine life in it. The sea that existed in ancient myths.
Entry ticket prices to the Marine Biology Museum: 5 EGP (for Egyptians and Arabs) / 10 EGP for other nationalities
The Museum of Fine Arts is considered one of the first museums that was built to display the different colors of arts in the Middle East. This museum includes many creative arts created by a group of Egyptians and other foreign nationals. It is considered one of the most prominent cultural and artistic landmarks in Alexandria.
The Museum of Fine Arts was established when a resident of Alexandria called “The Baron de Mancha” gave his city a large building or a villa to display various arts, and the paintings brought by the artist “Edward Fried” were displayed, numbering 210, paintings by great foreign creators, and stipulated that they should be kept in a place. Amin to display these distinguished paintings. This museum includes other artworks such as printing and engraving, and there are art workshops to teach different arts for all age groups, especially children.
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Museum of Fine Arts
El-Mohandes Ahmed IsmailThe Museum of Fine Arts is considered one of the first museums that was built to display the different colors of arts in the Middle East. This museum includes many creative arts created by a group of Egyptians and other foreign nationals. It is considered one of the most prominent cultural and artistic landmarks in Alexandria.
The Museum of Fine Arts was established when a resident of Alexandria called “The Baron de Mancha” gave his city a large building or a villa to display various arts, and the paintings brought by the artist “Edward Fried” were displayed, numbering 210, paintings by great foreign creators, and stipulated that they should be kept in a place. Amin to display these distinguished paintings. This museum includes other artworks such as printing and engraving, and there are art workshops to teach different arts for all age groups, especially children.
The park’s gardens are spread over an area of (370) acres and are located around the Montazah Palace, which was built by King Helmy II to be a rest and summer resort for him in the summer. It is only a plateau at a height of (15) feet.
These gardens overlook five beaches such as Phenicia Beach, Cleopatra, Semiramis, Aida, in addition to the private beach of Palestine Hotel. The park’s gardens are not limited to the palace only, but the Haramlek Palace was built for the royal family, the Salamak Palace for recreation, which is now turned into a hotel, and a bridge was built to connect the Tea Island and the palaces. A cinema building, offices for the management of the venue, a water tower and a train station were built, and more than one old Arab movie was filmed in it.
Entry ticket prices to Montazah Gardens: 25 EGP
Jardí Elmontaza
77 Gamal Abd El-Nasir RdThe park’s gardens are spread over an area of (370) acres and are located around the Montazah Palace, which was built by King Helmy II to be a rest and summer resort for him in the summer. It is only a plateau at a height of (15) feet.
These gardens overlook five beaches such as Phenicia Beach, Cleopatra, Semiramis, Aida, in addition to the private beach of Palestine Hotel. The park’s gardens are not limited to the palace only, but the Haramlek Palace was built for the royal family, the Salamak Palace for recreation, which is now turned into a hotel, and a bridge was built to connect the Tea Island and the palaces. A cinema building, offices for the management of the venue, a water tower and a train station were built, and more than one old Arab movie was filmed in it.
Entry ticket prices to Montazah Gardens: 25 EGP
It is one of the oldest gardens in Alexandria and one of the most important landmarks that illustrate tourism in Alexandria with the beauty of its flowers, trees and statues.
It also has some marble statues of world famous people in antiquity, such as: Christopher Columbus, and it also contains some statues that embody the four seasons, and includes the “Antoniadis” theater in which the evacuation treaty was established in the past.
Entry ticket prices to Antoniadis Gardens: 5 EGP
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Jardins Antoniades
Smoha Sq.It is one of the oldest gardens in Alexandria and one of the most important landmarks that illustrate tourism in Alexandria with the beauty of its flowers, trees and statues.
It also has some marble statues of world famous people in antiquity, such as: Christopher Columbus, and it also contains some statues that embody the four seasons, and includes the “Antoniadis” theater in which the evacuation treaty was established in the past.
Entry ticket prices to Antoniadis Gardens: 5 EGP
The Stanley Bridge was newly built to increase the expansion of the Nile Corniche and to facilitate traffic flow on the Corniche. The Stanley Bridge is distinguished by its wonderful design and intensity of luminous lights, as it resembles royal palaces; Which gave it a beautiful and attractive view for tourists, and it was implemented by the “Arab Contractors” company, by a decision of the governor, “Abdul Salam al-Mahjoub.”
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Stanley Bridge
Stanley BridgeThe Stanley Bridge was newly built to increase the expansion of the Nile Corniche and to facilitate traffic flow on the Corniche. The Stanley Bridge is distinguished by its wonderful design and intensity of luminous lights, as it resembles royal palaces; Which gave it a beautiful and attractive view for tourists, and it was implemented by the “Arab Contractors” company, by a decision of the governor, “Abdul Salam al-Mahjoub.”
The park center includes all activities and water sports such as: swimming, diving, fishing, kayaking, water skiing, sailing boats, yachts and some recreational games such as Folly Beach, which is suitable for all age groups. It also organizes local and international water sports tournaments such as the “Africa for swimming by fins” championship.
Montazah Water Sports Club
El Montazah Palace GardensThe park center includes all activities and water sports such as: swimming, diving, fishing, kayaking, water skiing, sailing boats, yachts and some recreational games such as Folly Beach, which is suitable for all age groups. It also organizes local and international water sports tournaments such as the “Africa for swimming by fins” championship.
One of the recreational places that are specially designed for lovers of the spirit of adventure on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, where you can walk or roam with your own car or tour car - which you will not pass through the gate of the place without it - among dozens of wild animals that you see moving in front of your eyes as if they were in their natural environment in the jungles Now's the time to grab your camera and take great live photos in silence.
Entry ticket prices to Africano Park: Person price: 200 pounds, car entry price: 500 pounds
Parc i motel de safari a l'Àfrica
65 Cairo - Alexandria Desert RdOne of the recreational places that are specially designed for lovers of the spirit of adventure on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, where you can walk or roam with your own car or tour car - which you will not pass through the gate of the place without it - among dozens of wild animals that you see moving in front of your eyes as if they were in their natural environment in the jungles Now's the time to grab your camera and take great live photos in silence.
Entry ticket prices to Africano Park: Person price: 200 pounds, car entry price: 500 pounds
The importance of this church is due to its being one of the oldest churches in Egypt and Africa since the time of St. Mark the Apostle in the first century AD, and its age exceeds two thousand years, and it was the seat of the Patriarch for a thousand years, then the headquarters moved several times until it is now in Abbasid.
The Cathedral of St. Mark
19 Al Akbat ChurchThe importance of this church is due to its being one of the oldest churches in Egypt and Africa since the time of St. Mark the Apostle in the first century AD, and its age exceeds two thousand years, and it was the seat of the Patriarch for a thousand years, then the headquarters moved several times until it is now in Abbasid.
The construction of this church was completed in 1948, and the first mass was held in the church on June 6 of that year, and it was built in relation to the martyr “Marmina the Wonderworker”. In memory of this martyr and then they fulfilled this dream. The church was built with four ancient columns that contain ornate inscriptions belonging to the Coptic era, in addition to engraving the name of the martyr “Marmina” on all the walls of the church.
Deir Mar Mina
9 Mar-Mina RoadThe construction of this church was completed in 1948, and the first mass was held in the church on June 6 of that year, and it was built in relation to the martyr “Marmina the Wonderworker”. In memory of this martyr and then they fulfilled this dream. The church was built with four ancient columns that contain ornate inscriptions belonging to the Coptic era, in addition to engraving the name of the martyr “Marmina” on all the walls of the church.
shopping
It is considered the first destination for shopping in the city of Alexandria and is located in front of the “International Garden”, which is a distinguished center that includes many shops that provide great services. It contains more than 170 stores, as it is a center that sells international and famous brands, and it also contains a large complex of restaurants and has The famous “Carrefour” store, which includes a large empty car parking space, that can accommodate more than (3000) cars.
Centre de la ciutat d'Alexandria
Cairo Alex Desert RoadIt is considered the first destination for shopping in the city of Alexandria and is located in front of the “International Garden”, which is a distinguished center that includes many shops that provide great services. It contains more than 170 stores, as it is a center that sells international and famous brands, and it also contains a large complex of restaurants and has The famous “Carrefour” store, which includes a large empty car parking space, that can accommodate more than (3000) cars.
Costa Coffee
Green Plazavery big mall to shopping and reasourant
مشهد الطعام
It is one of the most important commercial complexes in Alexandria and is located in the city of Smouha. It includes a large group of shops and a special place for the Egyptian Automobile Company. It contains some recreational activities such as the Green Plaza theme park, a multi-role complex for watching movies, and a group of international and local restaurants, and it includes a hotel of the most important hotels in Alexandria. It is the “Hilton Green Plaza” hotel that provides distinguished tourism services
جرين بلازا
جرين بلازاIt is one of the most important commercial complexes in Alexandria and is located in the city of Smouha. It includes a large group of shops and a special place for the Egyptian Automobile Company. It contains some recreational activities such as the Green Plaza theme park, a multi-role complex for watching movies, and a group of international and local restaurants, and it includes a hotel of the most important hotels in Alexandria. It is the “Hilton Green Plaza” hotel that provides distinguished tourism services