Alexandria: Famous city of Egypt for Classic Tour Programs.

Alexandria is the second famous city in Egypt, and also the first most pretty City know within its unique atmosphere, distance between Cairo and Alexandria is about only 225km to the north west.

Long time it was not included in the Classic Tourism Programs, but now Egypt tour operators who was considering it as a sleepy sea-side town, are now selling it in their programs day and night from Cairo. Port of Alexandria is nowadays a different Port than the one we knew about 10 years ago, that was a reason of course for encouraging Mediterranean Ships to stop by Alexandria and make a day tour in there.

The city is built to the same style of the Greek cities, The Architect who built it, is a great Greek Royal architect - Dinokratis - who started his work in the reign of Alexander The Great and in the year 332 BC. He designed it with three parallel streets.

1- Aristocratic people 2- Army people 3- normal Egyptians.

Alexandria is even named after the Great warrior Alexander the Great, who is burred in the City as we know from History. Most of Egyptologists are assuming that his Tomb lies in the Street of El Naby Daniel in Downtown. After Alexander the Great death by the age of 33, his empire was divided among his generals. Ptolemy I started the Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30BC). He completed what his King started. Cleopatra VII, ( 51 - 30 BC ) or Cleopatra the 7th, who considered herself as Egyptian, although she has descended from a Greek origins. And as the last of the Ptolemaist,

Cleopatra and Mark Anthony ruled 14 years. Roman King was seduced by her. Julius Cesar, the Roman Empire was made about his love to the Pretty Queen and his failure in finishing his mission. Rome Empire decided to send another warrior to replace them; the choice is made for the mighty Octavian (Emperor Augustus), whom Cleopatra also tried to seduce. He was not weak like Julius Cesar, he did not react to the pretty of the Queen, concentrating only on his mission to defeat Julius Cesar and Cleopatra, which made the Queen with no hope for victory, and suicide by a snake bite.

Alexandria became equal to Rome in retying. Thanks to its famous library. It was like a University for all surrounding area and its Science and knowledge seekers. It was also home to the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Cata Combs, Amphitheater - Greco roman Arena - national Museum, Quait bey Fort, Monatazah Palace & the Pombey`s Pillar

Through the centuries many unfortunate catastrophes contributed to Alexandria's decline. Earthquakes destroyed its monuments, the plague in the 17th century nearly wiped out its population and constant foreign invasions weakened its economy. Also one of Rome Emperors has killed many of its citizens after their revolution against him after he killed his brother and asked for higher Taxes for Salt. The new re-builder of Alexandria is the great ruler of Egypt in its modern Era, Mohamed Ali pasha, who re-designed the City to its old design of Greeks. Nowadays, the city has a wonderful unique Atmosphere among Egypt Cities, with its districts either in Down Town, like El Ramla Square, or like Abo Quir which is a base for famous Fish restaurants.

Alexandria : Famous city of Egypt for Classic Tour Programs.