Alexandria
Alexandria is Egypt's second largest city, its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions – particularly the new Library of Alexandria – and still-palpable glimpses of its past. Wikivoyage
Population 5,362,517 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Egypt
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Graeco-Roman Museum Museum · 230 m -
Alexandria National Museum Museum · 420 m -
Museum of Fine Arts Museum · 620 m -
Cavafy Museum Museum · 790 m -
Mahatet El Raml Attraction · 790 m -
Ancient Town Wall of Alexandria Attraction · 570 m -
Roman Theatre Monument · 720 m - Saad Zaghloul Statue Artwork · 950 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- El Azarita Station 590 m
- Ibrahim Mosque Station 670 m
- Misr Train Station 970 m
- El Shahid Mustafa Zayan Station 740 m
- Al-Raml Station 810 m
- Ramleh Station 810 m
Train stations: Al-Hadra 2.0 km, Moharram Bey 2.2 km, Sidi Gaber Train Station 3.8 km, Al-Metras 5.6 km
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