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There is a wonderful Italo Calvino story about a city so removed from its own history that it is as if the modern metropolis sits on the site of an unrelated ancient city that just happens to bear the same name. At times Alexandria, which Alexander the Great founded in the 4th century BC, feels like that. Yet the fallen Alexandria of the ancient Greeks, of Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and the Romans, and of pagan cults and the Great Library is underfoot, quite literally, as all of modern Alexandria has been built on the ruins of the old, a city that was capital of Egypt from the third century BC until AD 642, when the Arabs first arrived.
Alexandria Hotels
In truth, with the exception of the Salamlek Palace and the Four Seasons, the luxury hotels in Alexandria are drab, generic places not worth what they charge...read more
Alexandria Restaurants
Because the focus is on fresh seafood, restaurants in Alexandria (especially the good ones) tend to be informal and quite inexpensive for the quality of...read more
Things To Do in Alexandria
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Alexandria Experiences
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Café Culture: Linger over coffee and pastry at the famous Grand Trianon Café.... Read more
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The beaches along Egypt's Mediterranean coast differ greatly in character from those along the Red Sea and in the Sinai. Waves can be strong... Read more
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After the sudden death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, the Macedonian general Ptolemy was appointed satrap (protector or governor) of Egypt... Read more
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Relatively little is known about the ancient library itself, beyond its reputation for scholarship. It was founded by Ptolemy I in the 4th century... Read more
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The cafés in Alexandria are unlike any others in the rest of Egypt: grand, atmospheric, rich with history, with much more in common with... Read more
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Constantine Cavafy (Konstantinos Kavafis) was born in Alexandria to Greek parents in 1863 and began writing poetry at age 19. It wasn't until... Read more
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