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or Alexandria accommodation? Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport. Alexandria extends along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library) and one of the most famous cities in the world. It was founded by Alexander the Great and remained Egypt's capital for nearly a thousand years, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 AD when a new capital was founded named Cairo. Alexandria has a dry Mediterranean climate with variably rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Very little of the ancient city has survived into the present day. Much of the royal and civic quarters sank beneath the harbor due to earthquake subsidence, and the rest has been built over in modern times. There’s a lot to see and explore while in Alexandria has it was known for its Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. There is also an ongoing Maritime Archaeology in the harbor of Alexandria, which began in 1994, gives details of Alexandria both before the arrival of Alexander, when the city was named Rhacotis, during the Ptolemaic dynasty. Other attractions for you to visit while in Alexandria are the Royal Palaces, the Great Theater, the Poseidon, or Temple of the Sea God, close to the Theatre, the Timonium built by Marc Antony, the Emporium, the Apostases, the Navalia Docks, the Alexandria Aquarium, the Alexandria National Museum, the Graeco-Roman Museum, the Royal Jewelry Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Cavafy Museum, the Mausolea of Alexander and the Ptolemies is in one ring-fence, near the point of intersection of the two main streets, the Serapeum, the most famous of all Alexandrian temples, and the Pompey's Pillar is the best-known ancient monument still standing today. For you recreational purposes you may visit any of the following sights, the Alexandria Unknown Soldier Monument, the Montaza Royal Gardens, the Antoniades Park, the Shallalat Gardens, the Alexandria Zoo, the Green Plaza, the Fantasy Land, the Maamoura Beach, or the Marina Village. Alexandria is a main summer resort in the Middle East, so for your next vacation you may enjoy the sun and the sea and their exotic foods and be sure to find accommodations to suit your lifestyle and budget in any their hotels, such as the Le Metropole Hotel, the Mecca Hotel, or the Amoun Hotel. - Browse the Alexandria Map or compare Alexandria accommodation from Hotels, Motels, B&Bs,
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