--- title: "Citadel of Qaitbay · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/citadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4" updated: null --- # Citadel of Qaitbay · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Citadel of Qaitbay · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/citadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4) attraction # Citadel of Qaitbay Set on the tip of the Anfushi/Pharos promontory, looking back over the eastern harbour and downtown Corniche. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Citadel+of+Qaitbay&city=Alexandria&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fcitadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4&lat=31.213&lon=29.8852) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Citadel+of+Qaitbay&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fcitadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Citadel of Qaitbay](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT4CK70VF0CWMQF9PBVGC7) Photo: Ahnaf Saber · CC BY 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAlexandria_Egypt_%28235108463%29.jpeg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) 3 more photos - ![Citadel of Qaitbay, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZVWAKBSPJM0CG8FEK651HG?w=640) Photo: Metwallyphotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A01_Wiki_loves_Africa_2017_Egypt_Metwally_05.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - ![Citadel of Qaitbay, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZY45GEETERFMPP3A6AF8GP?w=640) Photo: Metwallyphotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A01_Wiki_loves_Africa_2017_Egypt_Metwally_06.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - ![Citadel of Qaitbay, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M700373M8H3MW64YSWJAGZN0?w=640) Photo: Metwallyphotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A01_Wiki_loves_Africa_2017_Egypt_Metwally_07.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=31.213&mlon=29.8852#map=16/31.213/29.8852) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go It was built by Mameluke Sultan Abdul-Nasser Qa'it Bay in 1477 CE, by re-cycling the stone of the ruined lighthouse. It tried (with limited success) to defend the city against invaders, from crusaders to Napoleon, and was in military use as late as 1882, when the British bombarded it. There are two entrances and admissions. West, facing your approach along the Harbour mall, is the ground-floor Maritime Museum, which is of little interest. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Alexandria) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Citadel+of+Qaitbay&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Fcitadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4&title=At+Citadel+of+Qaitbay) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![Bibliotheca Alexandrina](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT5C4Y23NGPSREVZDX70E8?w=640) ### [Bibliotheca Alexandrina](/place/bibliotheca-alexandrina-plc_5MWSZMQPQBQR1W5QRFX6B8RBW5) attraction 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) attraction 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) 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) 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. ![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) ## On these routes 1. [**Alexandria: more of the See list** Alexandria · 7 stops](/routes/rte_MNXDM0DDG50MF0HRW2BXENVMXA) [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Fplace%2Fcitadel-of-qaitbay-plc_0NWZ28WR3S05BXNHS92Y3R7EE4) to save this place to a trip.