Alexandria happens to be the second-largest city in all of Egypt. This place is called the pearl of the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean climate here is more so than even the Middle East. The ambiance and the cultural heritage which is between this and the rest of the country is actually just around two hundred and twenty-five kilometers away from the city of Cairo.
On your Alexandria vacation, you should know that this place in fact was founded by the great Alexander in the year three hundred and thirty-one BC. This is probably when Alexandria became the capital of the Roman Greco Egypt. The status as a beacon of this amazing place was symbolized by many pharos. The lighthouse here was one of the seven wonders of the world. Mark Antonym and Cleopatra had a legendary story that took place in Alexandria.
This place also turned out to be the center of learning in a world that is quite ancient.
When the city declined though is probably almost the same time when Napoleon Bonaparte arrived here. At that time, he happens to only find a fishing village over here.
The new role that Alexandria took was the focus for the commercial and maritime expansion for Egypt. This place over the years has been immortalized by the many writers here. You have people like E m Forster and Cavafy. There are many immigrants from Greece, Italy, and the Levant who come and settle here. This city is made almost synonymous with commerce.
While you are on your Alexandria vacation the best way to explore a city like Alexandria would be random. In fact, it is important that you get to experience the different atmosphere hers and the many sights that you get to see.
When you go to the Dino crate which is built by the hepstastadion, it would be the causeway which is between the Pharos and the mainland. There are divided harbors here that go through the western and the eastern harbors. The eastern harbor is probably where the old harbor from the Middle Ages was located.
The oldest section of Alexandria is probably the causeway which links what used to be Pharos Island and the mainland. Districts like Gumrock which happens to date from around the sixteen century and part of this.
Some of the districts here are known as the Turkish quarter. There are many ups and downs that happen over the years. In fact, a lot of damaged happened at the place where the plague affected here in the seventeenth century. There are huge areas that are T-shaped which divide the western harbor from the eastern harbor.
When you head toward the mainland, you would pass the Abu el Abbas mosque. This is what connects the Suq district to the shari Farsana street.
