Itinerary

1. Citadel of Qaitbay - Lighthouse of Alexandria - Alexandria Library - National Museum - Stanley Bridge - Unknown Soldier

   • Move to the square-shaped castle with a 150-meter area surrounded by the middle sea from each side; the first floor contains a mosque and defence hall that allow soldiers to pass quickly and defend the walls during wars. The second floor contains chambers and halls, while the third floor consists of a vast throne chamber where the Qaitbay sultan watched the sailing ships towards Alexandria shores. It also has an oven for making wheat bread for the soldiers living in the citadel.
   • Lighthouse of Alexandria: It is replaced by the citadel. The lighthouse's height is almost 150 meters, it was dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the sea known to the Greeks, and it was decorated with marble statues. The lighthouse was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, mainly was designed to guide mariners and sailors, but unfortunately was destroyed by an earthquake in 1477 Qaitbay sultan built his military castle on the ruins of the old lighthouse, and some said that the citadel was built from the lighthouse left ruined stones.
   • Then, moved to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Alexandria library, which presented knowledge for over 600 years until it was burned in the third century. It had a religious purpose for once. It was mainly designed as a temple that held many rare manuscripts. The new library of Alexandria renovation was in 2002 coasted about 200 million $, designed by a Norwegian architect.
   • Then, move to the Alexandria National Museum contains around 1,800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and Egypt. Most of these pieces came from other Egyptian museums, and the museum mainly focuses on three collections spread over three floors.
   • Visit the Stanley Bridge: the Stanley Bridge, or the Stanley Bridge, as it is known in Egypt, is a bridge built to improve traffic flow on the Alexandria Corniche.
   • See the Monument to the Unknown Marine Soldier in the Mansheya area of Alexandria. It was built by the Italian community in Alexandria in 1933 AD to honour Khedive Ismail, and she made a statue for him in the middle of the top of the Monument. Then it was turned into the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in 1965 AD, and the statue of Khedive Ismail was removed from the Monument. 
   • Back to the hotel.