Day tour from Cairo to Alexandria visiting 10 sites

Day tour from Cairo to Alexandria visiting The Catacombs, Pompey’s pillar, The Citadel of Qaitbay,

The Roman Theatre, The Library of Alexandria, corniche and Montazah Gardens.

You are going to enjoy the tour, the beach smell and don’t miss to eat seafood.

The Catacombs in Alexandria day tour:

It dates back to the 1^st and 2^nd centuries A.D; It discovered in 1900 by chance when the legs of donkey fell in the mouth of the shaft of this tomb.

Pompey’s pillar:

It had built as a thanksgiving from the people to the Roman emperor Diocletian.

In the middle ages, the crusaders mistakenly called this column Pompey’s pillar because they believed that the head of Pompey was buried on the top of this pillar that is a mistake because Pompey was killed in 48 B.C while this column was built in 292 A.D, moreover this column was curved with a text saying that it was erected for Diocletian.

The Citadel of Qaitbay:

It’s a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast in Alexandria.

It established in 1477 A.D by Sultan Al Ashraf Seif Al-Din Qaitbay.

The Roman Theatre:

This theatre was discovered at the Kom El Dikka area by the polish expedition in 1960 when they were removing the remains of the old Napoleonic fort.

The Library of Alexandria:

The library established in the reign of Ptolemy 2^nd. This idea was for Ptolemy 1^st;

^Ptolemy 3^rd ordered that all books that found in ships should be seized and copied, and the copies had given to their owners.

Montazah gardens:

It had built overlooking the beach on the Mediterranean Sea; it built-in 1892 by Khedive Abbas Helmy 2^nd.

Now we would give you a brief idea about Alexandria :

Alexandria founded in the name of Alexander the Great.

It is the second biggest province in Egypt.

However, it takes about 2 hours, 30 minutes from Cairo, and there is an airport in Alexandria.

Also, it was the capital of Egypt during the Greco-Roman period,

Alexandria location selected for its proximity to Lake Mareoits and Pharos Island.

There is no more profound reflection of the achievements of the Greeks in Egypt than the great city of Alexandria. It also consisted of five districts.
You will enjoy the day tour from Cairo to Alexandria, visiting ten sites, and have a perfect time there.

in Alexandria day tour you will know that The Catacombs discovered in 1900 by chance when the legs of donkey fell in the mouth of the shaft of this tomb.