Egypt
Egypt's Mediterranean jewel — where the ancient and modern worlds meet by the sea
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Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria was once the greatest city in the world — home to the legendary Library, the towering Pharos lighthouse (a Wonder of the World), and the brilliant minds of antiquity. Today it is Egypt's second city, a sprawling Mediterranean metropolis with a distinct character entirely different from Cairo. The sea is omnipresent; the air carries salt and nostalgia. The modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina echoes the ancient library it replaces, while the Citadel of Qaitbay guards the harbor from the ruins of the Pharos. Alexandria rewards slow exploration — its cafés, catacombs, and corniche belong to another Egypt entirely.
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From ancient monuments to hidden natural wonders — these are the experiences that define a journey here.
The modern reincarnation of the ancient Library of Alexandria, opened in 2002 on the shore of the Mediterranean. Its extraordinary tilted disc architecture houses 8 million books, four museums, a planetarium, and cultural centers. One of the great buildings of the 21st century.
A dramatic 15th-century Mamluk fortress built on the exact site of the ancient Pharos of Alexandria — one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Its towers command sweeping views of the harbor and the Mediterranean, and fragments of the original lighthouse are visible in its walls.
A labyrinthine underground necropolis of the 2nd century AD, where Roman, Greek, and Egyptian artistic traditions fuse in tombs carved 35 meters beneath the city streets. One of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages, rediscovered in 1900 when a donkey fell through the ground.
A towering red granite column standing 27 meters tall — one of the largest monoliths ever erected in antiquity — rising above the ruins of the Serapeum temple complex on Alexandria's highest hill. Despite its name, it was erected in honor of Emperor Diocletian in 297 AD.
Alexandria's beloved coastal promenade stretches 26 km along the Mediterranean, centered on the arched Stanley Bridge. At sunset, when the light turns gold over the sea and the city's cafés fill with locals, this is one of the most atmospheric walks in all of Egypt.
Sprawling royal gardens on a private Mediterranean headland, where the summer palace of Khedive Abbas II overlooks sandy beaches and turquoise bays. The gardens are open to the public; the palace itself, once a royal retreat, is visible from the shore.
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