WORLDAFRICAEGYPT ALEXANDRIA
Cavafy Museum

Museum dedicated to the Greek Alexandrian poet Constantine Cavafy.

type:Museums
address:4 Sharm El Sheikh Street
openinghours:9am-2pm, except Mondays.


Museum of Fine Arts

The museum houses a spectacular collection of sculptures, paintings and architectural works. Exhibitions by contemporary artists, both Egyptian and non-Egyptian are often held there. Furthermore, the museum organizes the Alexandria Biennially, every two years, to display the art of the Mediterranean countries.

type:Museums
address:18 Menasce Street, Moharrem Bey
openinghours:8am-2pm. Except Fridays.
tel:+02 3 493 6616


Aquarium & Marine Life Museum

Aquarium & Marine Life Museum

Not very impreisse overview of marine life.

type:Museums
address:Fort Qait Bey
openinghours:9am-2pm


St. Marcos Church

This church reputedly was established by St. Mark the Evangelist who brought Christianity to Egypt. The current church is built on the remains of an earlier church and is in the basilican style. The church has a large hall that leads to the 11th century cemetery of Coptic archbishops.

type:Churches


Catacombs of Kom al-Shoqafa

This is the largest Roman cemetery in Alexandria. It is composed of three levels cut 30 meters deep into the existing rock. Dating to the beginning of the Second Century AD, it is a blend of Pharaonic and Roman art.

type:Greek & Roman monuments


Graeco-Roman Museum

The museum contains a very big variety of coins from different countries, chronologically arranged, and dating back from 630 BC to the Ottoman period in the 19th century. The collection, which covers the period from the 3rd century BC to the 7th century AD, is a fascinating record of civilization in the process of change as religions merged and society evolved. The museum contains hundreds of precious antiques.

type:Museums
address:5 Sharia Al-Mathaf Ar-Romani
openinghours:9am-4pm


Hussein Sobhy Museum of Fine Arts

Nice collection of modern Egyptian art.

type:Museums
address:18 Menasha Street
openinghours:8am-2pm/5pm-8pm, except Fridays.


Al-Montazah Palace

Built on a low plateau east of Alexandria and overlooking a beautiful beach amid about 370 feddans of gardens and woods, the palace comprises a number of buildings, the most important being Al-Haramlek and Al-Salamlek, the summer residence of the former royal family.

type:Landmarks


Mosque of Abu El-Abbas al-Mursi

Mosque of Abu El-Abbas al-Mursi

This mosque, is Alexandria's largest and one of the most important Islamic monuments. In 1775 the Algerians built the mosque over the tomb of the thirteenth century Andalusan saint Ahmed Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi who had joined and then lead the Shadhali brotherhood. It was rebuilt in 1943 with its four domes, and the towering (73 meter) minaret. It is one of Alexandria's foremost religious buildings

type:Mosque


Mostafa Kamel Graveyard

The four tombs dating back to the second century BC are in a very good condition and beautifully decorated. The graveyard was named after Mostafa Kamel, one of Egypt's greatest twentieth century political legends.

type:Mosque






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