Alexandria Travel Guide
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Fodor's Washington, D.C. 2013
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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 3rd century BC until AD 642, when the Arabs first arrived.
Alexandria Hotels
Hotels in Alexandria are located in two clusters that are roughly 30 minutes apart. Upscale resort hotels are all out along the eastern shoreline in Montazah...read more
Alexandria Restaurants
Alexandria's culinary gift is extraordinary seafood, drawing on the best of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The preparation tends to be simple: grilled...read more
Things To Do in Alexandria
Alexandria has grown so rapidly in the last 50 years...read more
Travel Deals in Alexandria
- Book 5-Star Sheraton Montazah in Alexandria Fr $152+/Nt Save with Expedia, $51/night less
- Jun deal: Four Seasons Alexandria Fr $502+/Nt Expedia
- Save at 5-Star Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza: $180 & Up in Jun — $180 Save with Expedia, $57/night less
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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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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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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Lawrence George Durrell was born in 1912 in northern India to expat parents of English and Irish descent. At the age of 11, Durrell was sent... Read more
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