Alexandria Full Tour From Alexandria
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Alexandria Full Tour From Alexandria
Enjoy visiting and cover all the highlights of Alexandra for 8 hours with professional tour guide
Full Description:-
Early in the morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Alexandria by your guide and your driver then you will be enjoying the historical feedback from your guide and directly start your tour with visiting the highlight of the city
The highlights :-
1- Pompey's Pillar (Serapeum of Alexandria)
Pompey's Pillar is the name given to a Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt. Set up in honor of the Roman emperor Diocletian between 298–302 AD, the giant Corinthian column originally supported a colossal porphyry statue of the emperor in armor. It stands at the eastern side of the temenos of the Serapeum of Alexandria, beside the ruins of the temple of Serapis itself. The erroneous name and association with Pompey stems from historical misreading of the Greek dedicatory inscription on the base.
The Serapeum of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic Kingdom was an ancient Greek temple built by Ptolemy III Euergetes (reigned 246–222 BC) and dedicated to Serapis, who was made the protector of Alexandria. There are also signs of Harpocrates. It has been referred to as the daughter of the Library of Alexandria. The site has been heavily plundered.
2- The Catacombs Of Kom Shoqafa
archaeological site located in Alexandria, Egypt, and is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages
The necropolis consists of a series of Alexandrian tombs, statues and archaeological objects of the Pharaonic funerary cult with Hellenistic and early Imperial Roman influences. Due to the time period, many of the features of the catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa merge Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultural points; some statues are Egyptian in style, yet bear Roman clothes and hair style whilst other features share a similar style. A circular staircase, which was often used to transport deceased bodies down the middle of it, leads down into the tombs that were tunneled into the bedrock during the age of the Antonine emperors (2nd century AD). The facility was then used as a burial chamber from the 2nd century to the 4th century, before being rediscovered in 1900 when a donkey accidentally fell into the access shaft. To date, three sarcophagi have been found, along with other human and animal remains which were added later. It is believed that the catacombs were only intended for a single family, but it is unclear why the site was expanded in order to house numerous other individuals.
Another feature of the catacombs is the Hall of Caracalla, which contains the bones of horses which were the tombs created for the horses of the emperor Caracalla in 215 AD
3- The Roman Theater
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 archaeological building.It took about 30 years to excavate.The Polish mission continued its mission with the University of Alexandria until the discovery of some study halls next to this amphitheater in February 2004, and this will change the trend that the Roman amphitheater is a theater; This amphitheater may have been used as a large lecture hall for students, and in ceremonies it was used as a theater.
4- The Citadel of Sultan (qaitbay)
A 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbor, one of the most important defensive strongholds, not only in Egypt, but also along the Mediterranean Sea coast. It formulated an important part of the fortification system of Alexandria in the 15th century AD.
5- The library of Alexandria (the modern One)
The library has shelf space for eight million books, with the main reading room covering 20,000 square meters (220,000 sq ft). The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for maps, multimedia, the blind and visually impaired, young people, and for children; four museums; four art galleries for temporary exhibitions; 15 permanent exhibitions; a planetarium; and a manuscript restoration laboratory.
6- Montaza Palace
The extensive Montaza Palace grounds first had the Salamlek Palace, built in 1892 by Khedive Abbas II, the last Muhammad Ali Dynasty ruler to hold the Khedive title over the Khedivate of Egypt and Sudan. It was used as a hunting lodge and residence for his companion
The larger Al-Haramlik Palace and royal gardens were added to the Montaza Palace grounds, being built by King Fuad I in 1932, as a summer palace. It is in a mixture of Ottoman and Florentine styles, with two towers. One of these towers rises distinctively high above with elaborate Italian Renaissance design details. The palace has long open arcades facing the sea along each floor.
7- The Mosque of (Abu El Abbas El Morsy)
Al-Mursi Abu'l-'Abbas (1219 in Murcia – 1287 CE) was a Sufi saint from Al-Andalus during the Nasrid period and who later in his life moved to Alexandria in Egypt. His complete name is Shahab al-Din Abu'l-'Abbas Ahmad ibn 'Umar ibn Mohammad al-Ansari al-Mursi. Al-Mursi Abul-'Abbas, as he is now commonly called, is one of the four master saints of Egypt, the other three being Ahmad al-Badawi, al-Dessouqi and al-Haggag. His legacy and reverence in Egypt were such that Mursi became a common name in the country.
You Can Also Add:-
1- Fulouka on the sea
2- Yacht on the sea
Both of them are optional
Lunch :-
1- Over the mediterranean sea
You can choose the meal you prefere overlooking the sea