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In this distinguished program, we offer you the full opportunity to see the most important landmarks of the city of Alexandria, which is the second largest city in Egypt, because of its charming view of the Mediterranean Sea and the distinguished history it contains, while listening to the story of Alexander the Great, which Alexandria was named after him, while serving lunch and enjoying swimming in A private beach for two hours to enjoy the waters of the Mediterranean, which overlooks Alexandria only, with a visit to the pillar of the Mast, the Library of Alexandria and the Roman Theater. while enjoying the experience of the train tour from Cairo to Alexandria and back.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Balloon Rides
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In this distinguished program, we offer you the full opportunity to see the most important landmarks of the city of Alexandria, which is the second largest city in Egypt, because of its charming view of the Mediterranean Sea and the distinguished history it contains, while listening to the story of Alexander the Great, which Alexandria was named after him, while serving lunch and enjoying swimming in A private beach for two hours to enjoy the waters of the Mediterranean, which overlooks Alexandria only, with a visit to the pillar of the Mast, the Library of Alexandria and the Roman Theater. while enjoying the experience of the train tour from Cairo to Alexandria and back.
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Stop At: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Al Azaritah WA Ash Shatebi, Bab Sharqi, Alexandria Governorate 21526, Egypt
The Old Library of Alexandria, known as the Royal Library of Alexandria or the Great Library, is the largest library of its time. It was built by Ptolemy I. It is said that it was founded by Alexander the Great twenty-three centuries ago. It is also said that it was founded by Ptolemy II in the early third century BC, in the year (285). – 247) B.C. The library was exposed to many fires and its life ended in 48 B.C. In 2002 it was rebuilt under the name of the New Library of Alexandria.Historians differ about the person who built the library. There are those who say that Alexander put it in his planning when building Alexandria, and he had the idea of building it. The library and its organization at his expense, then completed by his successor, Ptolemy II. Demetrius of Phaleri the Greek assembled the nucleus of the Library of Alexandria, while in Greece, who worked as an advisor to Ptolemy I
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Pompey’s Pillar, Al Karah WA at Toubageyah WA Kafr Al Ghates, Alexandria 21599 Egypt
The Pillar Column is an ancient Roman column located in the city of Alexandria in Egypt, and is one of the most famous monuments in it. It was erected on the hill of Bab Sidra,between the present Muslim burial area, known as the Al-Amoud burial ground,and the ancient Kom Al-Shaqafa plateau.It is about 27 meters long and made of red granite. Held in honor of the Emperor Diocletian in the third century AD. It is the last surviving relic of the Temple of the Serapeum erected by Postumus.It is considered the tallest monument in the world.The name of the column dates back to the Arab era, where it is believed that it came as a result of the height of this towering column among 400 other columns,which is similar to the masts of ships. The pillar of the pole has been mistakenly known since the Crusades as Pompey’s Column. This error is due to the fact that some Europeans thought that the head of the Roman commander Pompey, who fled to Egypt to escape from Julius Caesar and was killed in Egypt
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient Roman Theatre, Ismail Mahana Road أمام محطة مصرالسكة الحديدية، Kom Ad Dakah Gharb, Al Attarin, Alexandria Governorate 21517, Egypt
The Roman theater in Alexandria in Kom El-Dikka is one of the monuments of the Roman era and was built at the beginning of the fourth century AD. This building was discovered by chance, while removing dirt to search for the tomb of Alexander the Great by the Polish expedition in 1960. Archaeologists called it the Roman theater when the marble steps were discovered, but a great controversy arose about the function of this ancient building. It took about 30 years to excavate.The building is a horseshoe or u-shaped building and consists of 13 rows of marble terraces numbered with Greek letters and numbers to organize the seating process, the first from the bottom, and it can accommodate about 600 people. It is made of pink granite and there are 5 cabins on top of these stands. There are only two cabins left, and the roof of these cabins had domes based on a group of columns.The terraces are based on a thick wall of limestone surrounded by another wall.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Stanli Beach, Mustafa Kamel WA Bolkli, First Al Raml, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt
You will have the opportunity after completing your visits in the city of Alexandria to swim in one of the beaches of the charming city on the shores of the Mediterranean, which has a different feeling from the rest of the beaches of the other seas
Duration: 2 hours
