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# Things to do in Alexandria · OpenVibe.Tours

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![Alexandria](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZQ6A1T4YG2SYRHHSCK930Y) Photo: ASaber91 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexandriaSkyline.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) 

Egypt

# Things to do in Alexandria

Alexandria (pronounced al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh ; Arabic: الإسكندرية ‎/ اسكندرية al-Iskandariyya / Eskendereyya ) is Egypt's second largest city (5.2 million people in 2018), its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. The city is a faded shadow of its former glorious cosmopolitan self, but still worth a visit for its many cultural attractions – particularly the new Library of Alexandria – and still-palpable glimpses of its past.

4,028,028 people · [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=31.1975&mlon=29.8925#map=12/31.1975/29.8925) · [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Alexandria) · fetched Nov 12, 2026

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1. ![Bibliotheca Alexandrina](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT5C4Y23NGPSREVZDX70E8?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Bibliotheca Alexandrina](/place/bibliotheca-alexandrina-plc_5MWSZMQPQBQR1W5QRFX6B8RBW5)

   

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   Photo: René Dinkel · CC0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABibliotheca_Alexandrina_%28Alexandrie_biblioth%C3%A8que%29.jpg)
2. ![El-Mursi Abul-Abbas Mosque](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHXDW4HFMY4PK1N3BBM6J?w=640)

    

   

   ### [El-Mursi Abul-Abbas Mosque](/place/el-mursi-abul-abbas-mosque-plc_H1VMHD75CQAXB2QW0NRN2AAJSW)

   

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   Photo: D-Stanley · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMosque_of_Abu_Abbas_al-Mursi.jpg)
3. ![Pompey's Pillar](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT3ZW6P4KB8ZGXR034VKGW?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Pompey's Pillar](/place/pompey-s-pillar-plc_40Q625N3MT152F86CWBX2N5YK2)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Bilal Detailz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%28Bold_Pompey's_Pillar%2C_Alexandria_%28vintage.jpg)
4. ![Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT467VBTFWS1QD01HA0ZJ4?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa](/place/catacombs-of-kom-el-shoqafa-plc_MFV2ZPJDDW1M4H6RSG86BTPBN1)

   

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   Photo: Asiatologist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC_%CE%95%CE%BB_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%B1.jpg)
5. ![Taposiris Magna](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHXE61E5RXRZHA3V40DZ8?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Taposiris Magna](/place/taposiris-magna-plc_1ED7N677155QV8PN0C9EYYFBBG)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Koantao · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANorth_View_of_Taposiris_Magna_Osiris_Temple.jpg)
6. ![Citadel of Qaitbay](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT4CK70VF0CWMQF9PBVGC7?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Citadel of Qaitbay](/place/citadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Ahnaf Saber · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexandria_Egypt_%28235108463%29.jpeg)
7. ![Montaza Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT6JCQD013B8KP97EQCDBQ?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Montaza Palace](/place/montaza-palace-plc_GNNKY4J6SZ6HQ387QY8XR7RX8W)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMONTAZA_GARDENS_AND_PARK%2C_ALEXANDRIA%2C_EGYPT.jpg)
8. ![Smouha Sporting Club](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT5S0RDGTBYRHTHX9S7H9D?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Smouha Sporting Club](/place/smouha-sporting-club-plc_JWET6XP78MGN3RDAMQXH0632D4)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Asiatologist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASmouha_club.png)
9. ![Alexandria National Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT6BYT4RP177FAT6Z2EMD6?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Alexandria National Museum](/place/alexandria-national-museum-plc_D4CHH5BKFT3AB8BVYX7NBGCM1G)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Summering2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%D9%890.jpg)
10. ![Graeco-Roman Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHXA6PSD5BFJD1QNEZ634?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Graeco-Roman Museum](/place/graeco-roman-museum-plc_0BKQVE3J2HN7509F0JK0C7GBD4)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFassade_des_griechisch-r%C3%B6mischen_Museums_in_Alexandria%2C_%C3%84gypten.jpg)
11. ![Ras el-Tin Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHX8MZ7XCWCX0VE0SX52A?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Ras el-Tin Palace](/place/ras-el-tin-palace-plc_QHWSEAR3MKA3882HDZY93V5QNT)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABundesarchiv_Bild_102-12200%2C_Alexandria%2C_Ras-El-Tine-Palast.jpg)
12. ![Kom el-Dikka](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT5ZC7BGY5PEXQ57MJD568?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Kom el-Dikka](/place/kom-el-dikka-plc_6XYS0TZN92QVWT2ARWGADN6E7D)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Abdelrhman 1990 · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AKom_el-Dikka%2C_Alexandria.jpg)
13. ![Royal Jewelry Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHXA1C07TNB91M64B0Q1R?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Royal Jewelry Museum](/place/royal-jewelry-museum-plc_CZQBP8B410S5HC8CV99PB1RBSM)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexRoyalJewelleryMusLeft.jpg)
14. ![Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT467VBTFWS1QD01HA0ZJ4?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa](/place/catacombs-of-kom-el-shoqafa-plc_S8V8N0KX3FV0RK4TZR6NW86PPK)

    

    كوم الشقافة · attraction

    

     

    Photo: Asiatologist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%82_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC_%CE%95%CE%BB_%CE%A3%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%B1.jpg)
15. ![Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT65Q6P3BQ2MXTZ3FKH4S4?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Alexandria Naval Unknown Soldier Memorial](/place/alexandria-naval-unknown-soldier-memorial-plc_N7RC13J88R2TKC0VW9XVQ0T3QK)

    

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    Photo: Moro 2088 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMonument_of_the_Navy_Unknown_Soldier_in_Alexandria_%286%29.jpg)
16. ![Cavafy Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6YQHXESEBWGXN2FMNVRX227?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Cavafy Museum](/place/cavafy-museum-plc_V44QJHHZD3YR8W5HF2ZH3V4683)

    

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    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexCavafyHouse.jpg)
17. ![Alexandria Sporting Club](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT55WHKSDXJ02R3PY5K9N9?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Alexandria Sporting Club](/place/alexandria-sporting-club-plc_73CWH99VV6GAQ0FT29MQ1E67KN)

    

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    Photo: Abdelrhman 1990 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexandria_Sporting_Club_2.jpg)
18. ![Museum of Fine Arts](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT4JR9YSK76DSG2JJK9Q4F?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Museum of Fine Arts](/place/museum-of-fine-arts-plc_820WA6Q6AWZN4934D99FN1PGMC)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexFineArtsMuseum.jpg)
19. ![Mostafa Kamel Necropolis](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT3SE7V49B63AAAS70G0J1?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Mostafa Kamel Necropolis](/place/mostafa-kamel-necropolis-plc_2QT8B1KCGPVZKZBBYDHCFZ52A6)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Abdelrhman 1990 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMustafa_Kamel_Necropolis%2C_Alexandria%2C_April_2008.jpg)
20. ![Arabic Calligraphy Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT4S89NAJJSGANFQMSM1AH?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Arabic Calligraphy Museum](/place/arabic-calligraphy-museum-plc_83KKNG2RHKFTDTSCZRD83RKDH6)

    

    attraction

    

     

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexArabicCalligraphyMuseum.jpg)
21. ![Al Shalalat Gardens](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BCE0SD0Y6CERRD9D50ZV2?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Al Shalalat Gardens](/place/al-shalalat-gardens-plc_0BB9HWX8HP1AF0S4RTEFRGN33E)

    

    حدائق الشلالات · park

    

     

    Photo: TheEgyptian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShallalat_gardens.JPG)
22. ![Mahatet El Raml](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BC7QY5W1AP0WMWRPEVXQ4?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Mahatet El Raml](/place/mahatet-el-raml-plc_2F29PFB3Y7ZYAPJMXRAV4CQC3Y)

    

    محطة الرمل · attraction

    

     

    Photo: Dedo mohammed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlex_The_green.jpg)
23. ![Chatby Necropolis](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BD144767SRBED8NTSZXBX?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Chatby Necropolis](/place/chatby-necropolis-plc_JP2A5EMANA2FEQGENCTB80DMR2)

    

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    Photo: TheEgyptian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEl_Shatby-_view_from_Saint_Marc_dorms.JPG)
24. ![Ancient Town Wall of Alexandria](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BD7C10TTG1RS84WWYR78X?w=640)

     

    

    ### [Ancient Town Wall of Alexandria](/place/ancient-town-wall-of-alexandria-plc_14XZZC0XE66RW5SMEC7E6E4318)

    

    سور الإسكندرية القديم · attraction

    

     

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexEasternTower.jpg)

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1. ![Place Khartoum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BDDRTSPE7JYD869ZHN5YA?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Place Khartoum](/place/place-khartoum-plc_VXSJ3DG4M6YCDBKXNTGJ62WDS8)

   

   park

   

    

   Photo: Marsupium · CC BY 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAl_Khartoum_Square_in_Alexandria_-_residential_towers.jpg)
2. ![Shallalat Gardens](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70BCE0SD0Y6CERRD9D50ZV2?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Shallalat Gardens](/place/shallalat-gardens-plc_7XTVB7KG5F46PDAM1HWV08AHVM)

   

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   Photo: TheEgyptian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShallalat_gardens.JPG)
3. ![Mahmoud Said Museums Center](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70FYFXM4GMRSS3DTAVQ07NS?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Mahmoud Said Museums Center](/place/mahmoud-said-museums-center-plc_E7W8MEFHA2KJMNP3ZZDMM1NVER)

   

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   Photo: Asiatologist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMohamed_Mahmoud_Khalil_Museum.jpg)
4. ![Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M70FYP93H6GVYNHA5DV662AN?w=640)

    

   

   ### [Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University](/place/faculty-of-arts-alexandria-university-plc_K7847R5BS91ZB5NM3GXE3J8VHH)

   

   attraction

   

    

   Photo: Abdelrhman 1990 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AFaculty_of_arts_in_Alexandria_University_%28cropped%29.jpg)
5. ### [Montazah Royal Gardens](/place/montazah-royal-gardens-plc_R1ES4RWBY7S7AF3CVNAVPVGPP9)

   

   attraction
6. ### [Double decker bus ride along the Corniche](/place/double-decker-bus-ride-along-the-corniche-plc_DST4X5GMRESKQDCCJ7QWG56A9B)

   

   attraction
7. ### [Alexandria Aquarium](/place/alexandria-aquarium-plc_QVZGKSZTR8B8E8P4KC8T7990N0)
8. ### [Alexdrari Home](/place/alexdrari-home-plc_Y98CDJYK7291RDBDSMZ52111W5)

   

   attraction
9. ### [gaber](/place/gaber-plc_P7YT7ZEWKEE8F0G9KKXJR5EYTV)

   

   attraction
10. ### [26 July beach](/place/26-july-beach-plc_VEH6X1ZAEJGFF8W1EH2YP6CPVC)

    

    شاطئ 26 يوليو · attraction · الكورنيش
11. ### [Safa Palace](/place/safa-palace-plc_2033XBPPH8VAFG5W3V8EKQCPGY)

    

    قصر الصفا · attraction
12. ### [Horse and Buggy Station](/place/horse-and-buggy-station-plc_R06V0YD4D25E231BBG0FA3D20Z)

    

    موقف حناطير · attraction
13. ### [Pharmacists Syndicate](/place/pharmacists-syndicate-plc_5VM4PAKZ3867GWF0BCJPFTET9K)

    

    نقابة الصيادلة · attraction · 39 شارع اسماعيل سرى, 21554
14. ### [Dusk&Dawn](/place/dusk-dawn-plc_G0XSBPS11YCN4S4V0G6SQJGXHX)

    

    gallery · شارع زهران رشدى, Alexandria
15. ### [Sculpture Garden](/place/sculpture-garden-plc_XWX51G57NHYA443545TKT6S165)

    

    حديقة التماثيل
16. ### [Dinosaur Park](/place/dinosaur-park-plc_0BYYRG6AZ0CEMSAPE1S6ZKPHWB)

    

    حديقة الديناصورات · garden
17. ### [Royal Greenhouse Garden](/place/royal-greenhouse-garden-plc_PV8W9BJKB0R7SJ1H1CHAJWCT9E)

    

    حديقة الصوبة الملكية
18. ### [Rose Garden](/place/rose-garden-plc_58YWXBPEWH2N5WM9KS0BDR63RS)

    

    حديقة الورد
19. ### [El Selsela Park](/place/el-selsela-park-plc_2585FX97M120TB8TBSX8D5V693)

    

    حديقه السلسلة · garden
20. ### [متحف محمود سعيد](/place/place-plc_RWH0XH9F0P6H6T43448VETSRER)

    

    mahmoud saied museum · museum
21. ### [Natural History Museum](/place/natural-history-museum-plc_F3JWZHRC56J83DT8EYXGGGA0C5)

    

    متحف التاريخ الطبيعي
22. ### [Mosaic Museum](/place/mosaic-museum-plc_RHN2GV7FF3W5GTNRPZWTZ3J3TW)

    

    متحف الموزاييك
23. ### [Mahmoud Saeed Museum](/place/mahmoud-saeed-museum-plc_SFM2Q8RN3R5J41R1714W71XH0W)

    

    متحف محمود سعيد
24. ### [Musicians Park](/place/musicians-park-plc_41C89G42ANXPG5Q2836Z4VZ8XP)
25. ### [International Park](/place/international-park-plc_MRN1FBT3TKVJX1VA04JTVH3J4F)

    

    الحديقة الدولية
26. ### [Sir. Allenby Garden](/place/sir-allenby-garden-plc_BEWEMQRP96CQBXPZEM7PC55TEE)

    

    حديقة اللنبى · park
27. ### [Antoniadis Park](/place/antoniadis-park-plc_D0Y8Z8XJWGS7PE605YQCQJSCSC)

    

    حديقة انطونيادس
28. ### [Saad Zaghloul Park](/place/saad-zaghloul-park-plc_PDJ1GQQ0WQCF2AX6PMMN22A54S)

    

    حديقة سعد زغلول
29. ### [Bashayer al Khair Courts Complex](/place/bashayer-al-khair-courts-complex-plc_3101WDQM4A2A64ZMER1789K0D0)

    

    حديقة مجمع ساحات بشاير الخير · park
30. ### [Bashayer al Khair Courts Complex](/place/bashayer-al-khair-courts-complex-plc_1E16C8PPNJ1JTRGVCXRS0GX71Q)

    

    حديقة مجمع ساحات بشاير الخير · park
31. ### [Wady Al Kamar Garden](/place/wady-al-kamar-garden-plc_B70CNRM09ZYMXD1TKBQ5TCQTE4)

    

    حديقة وادى القمر · park
32. ### [Tete Park](/place/tete-park-plc_N2W9E4MJAM9CNSWK8HXNVFMMNA)

    

    تيتي بارك · theme park
33. ### [Karamantas](/place/karamantas-plc_5E1PV5V7JFCF6SFG4FK9CYH1YK)

    

    كرامنتس · theme park
34. ### [Bashayer al Khair](/place/bashayer-al-khair-plc_V05P156VFZVF2STGG7EQ0GNQFB)

    

    ملاهي بشاير الخير · theme park
35. ### [Alexandria Zoo](/place/alexandria-zoo-plc_HX33WZ0WZN05A4RJZ4S66P5PDQ)

    

    حديقة حيوان الإسكندرية
36. ### [Jungle Zoo](/place/jungle-zoo-plc_B84ZG69979ESZKY0G96ESHXV8S)

    

    سفاري بارك مفتوح

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## Self-guided routes

from Wikivoyage's See list

1. [**Alexandria: a self-guided walk** 7 stops · 4.3 km · 92 min](/routes/rte_2NWMVVSSKS02BHT5QGZ9BKSBZD)
2. [**Alexandria: more of the See list** 7 stops · 15.7 km · 244 min](/routes/rte_MNXDM0DDG50MF0HRW2BXENVMXA)

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