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Alexandria is 's second city and once considered the jewel of the Mediterranean. A large port city, it was home to a diverse blend of locals and foreign nationals and became the birthplace of Arab cinema.

There are many places to visit in Alexandria. During the conference cultural tours will be organized to the conference participants and accompanying families.

Cleopatra's Palace

You cannot walk your way to this place; you will have to dive instead. It is a dive site in Alexandria where you get to scuba dive in the Eastern Harbor to see the underwater antiquities dated to between 90 BC and 130 AD. Depth: 5m. Dives can be arranged by Alexandria Dive.

 http://www.alex-dive.com  012-2906-5477  03-483-2045 Price: 2-dive package €80, with own equipment €60

Qaitbey Fort and the Ancient Site of the Pharos

The Citadel is situated at the entrance of the eastern harbour on the eastern point of the Pharos Island. It was erected on the exact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. During the 11th century an earthquake occurred, causing damage to the octagonal part. The bottom survived, but it could only serve as a watchtower, and a small mosque was built on the top. In the 14th century there was a very destructive earthquake and the whole building was completely destroyed.

Montazah Palace and Royal Gardens

The extensive Palace grounds first had the Salamlek Palace, built in 1892 by Khedive Abbas II, the last ruler to hold the Khedive title over the Khedivate of Egypt and Sudan. The larger Al- Haramlik Palace and royal gardens were added to the grounds, being built by King Fuad I in 1932, as a summer palace. It is in a mixtureof Ottoman and Florentine styles, with two towers. The Al-Montaza Park, the former expansive royal gardens of 150 acres (61 ha), are open as a public landscape park and forest reserve.

Mosque of Abu Abbas Al Mursi

This majestic mosque was built over the tomb of a revered 13th-century Sufi saint, Abu Abbas Al Mursi, from Murcia in Spain. Several successive mosques have been built and rebuilt on the site. Though the current structure is modern, it’s still an attractive octagonal building, with a soaring central tower and an interior decorated with eye-catching Islamic mosaics, tiling and woodwork. Al Mursi is one of the four master saints in Egypt, so his tomb here is a pilgrimage place.

Bibliotheca Alexandria

Located near the site of the ancient library of Alexandria, this modern version is an eleven-story, cylindrical- shaped building that houses more than eight million books. A re-imagining of Alexandria's ancient Great Library, this gorgeously designed cultural center contains a host of museums as well as one of the modern world's most ambitious libraries.

Fouad Street (Rosetta Quarter)

The city holds some gems for architecture admirers and Foaud Street is definitely one of these magnificent gems. Was known as Rosetta Road in Islamic periods and it holds buildings date post-bombardment of 1882 and the de-gentrification of the main square around the place Mohamed Ali. Most buildings are eclectic neo-historic styles symbolizing Alexandria’s elitist architecture of its belle-epoch and also the inter-war period with its historic styles, art-deco and early modern architecture.

Alexandria National Museum

The museum displays the history of the city and Egypt through artifacts and relics from the Pharaonic, Greco- Roman, Coptic, Islamic and Modern periods. The villa was formerly owned by A. Bassili Pasha and later became the American Consulate before it was transformed into a museum.

Catacombs of Kom Ash Shuqqafa

Discovered accidentally in 1900 and became one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. These catacombs are the largest-known Roman burial site in Egypt and one of the last major works of construction dedicated to the religion of ancient Egypt. The catacombs consist of three tiers of tombs and chambers cut into bedrock to a depth of 35m (the bottom level is flooded and inaccessible). Hours: 9am - 4.30pm Price: adult/student LE60/30 Karmouz, Alexandria 21599

Pompey ’s Pillar and the Temple of Serapeum

A single colossal column standing on a rocky hilltop in the middle of Alexandria, known as Pompey’s Pillar, for centuries the column, hewn from red Aswan granite, has been one of the city’s prime sights: a single, tapered shaft, 2.7m at its base and capped by a fine Corinthian capital. The column rises out of the sparse ruins of the Temple of Serapeum, a magnificent structure that stood here in ancient times. Hours: 9am - 4.30pm Price: adult/student LE60/30 Karmouz,Alexandria

 Essential guide to travel to Egypt (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/essential-information)  Cosmopolitan Alexandria page https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Cosmopolitan-Alexandria- 283872594957239/

Transportation in Alexandria

The distance from Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport to the center of Alexandria is 50 kilometres.

To know about how to get around in Egypt local transportation (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/transport/getting-around/local-transport)

 To know local transportation in Alexandria (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/alexandria/transportation/a/poi-tra/355232)  Of the easiest and safest ways to get around is by calling a taxi, an Uber Egypt or Careem Egypt car. You can download the mobile application from App Store or Google Play.  Recommended to get the best of your cultural tour in Alexandria, and if you have an extra time to spend, is to ride a Tram (https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/mediterranean- coast/alexandria/transport/getting-around/tram).