Day tour from Cairo to Alexandria visiting The Citadel of Qaitbay, The Roman Theatre, The Library of Alexandria, The Jewellery museum and Montazah Gardens.
You are going to enjoy the tour, the beach smell and don’t miss to eat seafood.atacombs:
It dates back to the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D.
Also, 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.
The Citadel of Qaitbay:
It’s a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast in Alexandria.
However, 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.
Day tour to the library of Alexandria:
The library established in the reign of Ptolemy 2nd.
This idea was for Ptolemy 1st
Ptolemy 3rd ordered that all books that found in ships should be seized and copied, and the copies had given to their owners.
The Jewellery museum:
The Royal Jewellery Museum, located at 27 Ahmed Yahya Street in Alexandria, is one of the largest museums in all of Egypt.
It filled with fantastic art and jewellery handed from Egyptian royalty such as Mohammed Ali.
Now we would give you a brief idea about Alexandria:
So, Alexandria founded in the name of Alexander the Great.
It is the second biggest province in Egypt.
Also, it was the capital of Egypt during the Greco-Roman period,
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 the library of Alexandria, visiting seven sites, and have a perfect time there.
Overview
Day tour from Cairo to Alexandria visiting The Citadel of Qaitbay, The Roman Theatre, The Library of Alexandria, The Jewellery museum and Montazah Gardens.
Highlights
- The catacombs
- Pompey’s pillar
- The citadel
- The roman theatre
- The library of Alexandria
- Jewelry Museum
- Stanley bridge