Journey to Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, where you’ll walk in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. This historic city is one of Ancient Egypt’s true gems
Journey to Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, where you’ll walk in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. This historic city is one of Ancient Egypt’s true gems
A 20 kilometer-long palm tree-lined esplanade and boulevards, swish hotels, long stretches of fine sandy beach and gardens characterize Alexandria, widely considered to be one of the finest summer resorts in this part of the world. Unlike many other areas of Egypt, its cultural heritage, the climate of warm summers, mild winters and pleasingly warm spring and autumn months and its cosmopolitan atmosphere give it a Mediterranean feel. Alexandria is known as the ‘Pearl of the Mediterranean’.
Egypt’s second-largest city with a population of around four million, Alexandria is the country’s largest seaport and the center of much of its maritime activity. It is also one of the oldest cities in Egypt and lies around 225 kilometers northwest of Cairo. As records suggest, Alexandria was established by Alexander the Great in around 332 BC on the site of a small village called Rhakotis. He wanted to create one of the finest capital cities in the world, and one for which his reign would go down in history.
