opposite is the corniche & the old harbour where you can see the the old fishing boats men fishing & traditional fishermen making nets the photos taken here are amazing Continue to see the Qaitbay castle which was built on the same site as the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria its one of the 7 wonders of ancient world A most spectacular castle which is a great photo stop Citadel of Qaitbay built at 1447 ad to protect Alexandria from any enemies in medieval

A MASSIVE 30 M COLUMEN LOOMS OVER THE DEBRIS OF THE GLORIOUS ANCIENT SETTLEMENT OF RHAKOTIS THE ORIGINAL TOWNSHIP FROM WHICH ALEXANDRIA GREW KNOWN AS POMPEYS PILLAR FOR CENTURIES THE COLUMN HEWN FROM RED ASWAN GRANITE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE CITYS PRIME SIGHTS A SINGLE TEPERED SHAFT 2`7 M AT ITS BASE AND CAPPED BY A FINE CORINTHIAN CAPITAL THE COLUMN RISES OUT OF THE SPARAPEUM A MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURE THAT STOOD HERE IN ANCIENT TIMES

alexandria ancient was one of the greatest of all classical institution and while replacing it might seem a herculean task the new bibliotheca alexandria manages this with aplomb opened in 2002 this impressive piece of modern architecture is a deliberate attempt 2 rekindle the brilliance of the original centre of learning and culture the complex has become one of egypt major culture venues and a stage 4 numerous international performers and is home 2 a collection 4 brilliant museums

catacombs of kom el shoqafa discovered accidentally in 1900 when a donkey disappeared through the ground these catacombs make up the largest known roman burial site in egypt and one of the last major works of construction dedicated 2 the religion of ancient egypt demonstrating alex hallmark fusion of pharaonic and greek style the architect used a greaco roman approach the catacombs consist of 3 tiers of tombs and chambers cut into bedrock 2 a depth of 35m (the bottom level is flooded and inaccessible)