Alexandria
April 23 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 42 °CToday we left Cairo for Alexandria. We visited the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. These amazing catacombs are vertical, unlike the Roman ones and a circular staircase takes you down into the depths.Read more
Today we left Cairo for Alexandria. We visited the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. These amazing catacombs are vertical, unlike the Roman ones and a circular staircase takes you down into the depths.Read more
Another early start and onward to Alexandria on the Mediterranean. First stop the Catacombs of Com el Shuqafa which has a labyrinth of burial chambers 1-4 AD. Then on to Fort Qaibey on the harbour. ARead more
Sans aucun doute possible, Alexandrie est la ville la plus cool qu'on ait visité en Egypte. On se promène en admirant les vues sur la baie. Petites curiosités au fil de la balade : d'antiquesRead more
Our driver took us to a seafood restaurant, The Fish Market, that had a great view of the harbour. We think that tour guides take their groups there. Not our pick for a restaurant but notRead more
6 Uhr klingelt mein Wecker für die Fahrt nach Alexandria, endlich lerne ich diesen historischen Ort mal kennenlernen! Die Fahrt dauerte ca. 3,5h und vor Ort lernen wir (noch ein Pärchen aus den USARead more
After being in two dark and somber, yet wondrous, cavelike places it was really nice to visit the restored picturesque Fort of Qaitbay at the eastern side of the harbour
It was erected on the exactRead more
En arrivant à la gare, on monte dans un train blindé pour Alexandrie. On reste assis dans le couloir en attendant d'avoir une place, mais bon ça va, surtout par rapport à d'autres trains quiRead more
The second largest city in Egypt. It looked very industrial as we sailed in. I did a tour to Qaitbay Fort and a Roman amphitheatre. The fort was built on the foundations of Pharos lighthouse . At theRead more
Our final stop on our day in Alexandria was at the Citadel of Qaitbay. This impressive fortification was built in 1480 by the Mamluk sultan Qaitbay on the site of the remains of the legendary PharosRead more
We are winding down and preparing to go home after an amazing month in Egypt. Our original plan included a tentative day trip to Alexandria. We weren’t sure if we would have the energy and time toRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Alexandria, Alexandrië, እስክንድርያ, Aleixandría, الإسكندرية, ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܝܐ, اسكندريه, İsgəndəriyyə, Искәндәриә, Горад Александрыя, Александрия, আলেকজান্দ্রিয়া, ཡ་ལི་ཧྲན་ད, আলেক্সান্ড্রিয়া, Aleksandria, Aleksandrija, Искандри, ئەسکەندەریە, Alexandrie, Αλεξάνδρεια, Aleksandrio, Alejandría, Alejandria, اسکندریه, Aleksandrje, Cathair Alastair, Alexandría, એલેક્ઝાન્ડ્રિયા, אלכסנדריה, सिकन्दरिया, Ալեքսանդրիա, ALY, Iskandariyah, Alessandria d'Egitto, アレクサンドリア, ალექსანდრია, Taskendrit, ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡ್ರಿಯ, 알렉산드리아, Ӧльӧксандрия, Alexandria Magna, Александрий, Александрија, അലക്സാണ്ട്രിയ, अलेक्झांड्रिया, Iskandariah, အလက်ဇန္ဒရီးယားမြို့, Alessandria e Naggitto, Alexàndria, ਸਿਕੰਦਰੀਆ, اسکندریہ, Iskandariya, Lisàndria dEgittu, Alessandria dEggittu, Aleksandryjo, அலெக்சாந்திரியா, అలెగ్జాండ్రియా, อะเล็กซานเดรีย, Alehandriya, İskenderiye, Александрія, Aleksandriya, Ałesandria dEgito, Aleksandrii, Alegsàndiri, 亚历山大港, אלעקסאנדריע, 亞歷山大港, 亞歷山卓
Traveler It's truly amazing!!
Traveler Beautiful photos. My type of beer!
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Amazing place!! Thanks for the photos.. on my bucket list too xx Enjoy 🩷 [Maree]