Sights & Attractions in Alexandria

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Anfushi Tombs You need to have a fairly serious death fetish to make the effort...	Cemeteries, Memorials / Monuments	El Anfushi

Attarine Market This area acquired its reputation in the 1960s as the place where...	Markets / Bazaars	Downtown and Raml Station

The Battlefield and Monuments of El Alamein The desert west of Alexandria was the field of one of the decisive...	Museums / Galleries, Military Sites, Cemeteries	El Anfushi

Bibliotheca Alexandrina This monumental, $190 million, UNESCO-sponsored project began...	Museums / Galleries, Architectural Sites, Libraries	Downtown and Raml Station

Catacombs of Kom al-Shoqafa This is the most impressive of Alexandria's ancient remains...	Archaeological Sites, Cemeteries	Downtown and Raml Station


Fort Qayt Bay This sandstone fort lies on the very tip of the Corniche, dominating...	Military Sites, Nautical Sites	El Anfushi

Grand Trianon One of Alexandria's most stylish institutions since it opened...	Architectural Sites, Restaurants	Downtown and Raml Station

Kom al-Dikka The focal point of this excavated section of the ancient city...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	Downtown and Raml Station

Montazah Gardens When the descendents of Mohammed Ali became khedives (princes)...	Gardens / Arboretums	Downtown and Raml Station

Pompey's Pillar Despite being Alexandria's most famous tourist sight, Pompey's...	Memorials / Monuments	Downtown and Raml Station
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