Alexandria Layers: The Jewish Community Heritage, the Ottoman Quarter, the Italian Community, and the Lost Cosmopolitan City
The Alexandria layers route covers the Jewish community heritage as the most historically significant single Egyptian Jewish city, the Ottoman quarter, the Italian and Greek community legacies, and Alexandria as the most dramatically lost single cosmopolitan Mediterranean city.
Alexandria Modern History - Napoleon, the British Occupation, Khedive Ismail, and the Cotton Economy
Alexandria in modern history: Napoleon's Egyptian Expedition and the transformation of Egypt; Mohammed Ali and the creation of modern Egypt; Khedive Ismail and the Belle Epoque of Alexandria; the British Bombardment of 1882 and the occupation; the cotton economy and the cosmopolitan city of the 1920s-1940s; and the 1952 revolution and the departure of the cosmopolitan communities.
Alexandria: The Great Library, Pharos Lighthouse, Cleopatra, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria as the intellectual capital of the ancient world: the Great Library of Alexandria and its gradual destruction; Alexander the Great founding the city in 331 BCE; the Pharos Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders); Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony in Alexandria; and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina as the reincarnation of the ancient library on its original site.
Alexandria Walk: The Pompey Pillar, the Serapeum Platform, the Roman Amphitheatre, and the Complete Ancient Alexandria Walking Circuit
The Alexandria walk route covers the Pompey Pillar and Serapeum, the Roman Amphitheatre of Kom el-Dikka, the ancient city walking circuit, and the complete ancient Alexandria experience on foot.
Alexandria Practical: The Cairo Train Connection, the Accommodation, the Day Trip Strategy, the Best Timing, and the Egypt Circuit Role
The Alexandria practical route covers the Cairo train connection as the most practically efficient single Egypt inter-city link, the accommodation, the day trip strategy from Cairo, the optimal timing, and the Alexandria role in the Egypt circuit.
Alexandria Food and Beach: The Mediterranean Seafood, the Stanley Beach, the Local Fish Market, and the Most Relaxed Single Egyptian Coastal City
The Alexandria food and beach route covers the Mediterranean seafood as the most locally caught single Egyptian coastal food, the Stanley Beach, the local fish market, and the most relaxed single Egyptian coastal city culture.
Alexandria Beaches: Montazah Royal Gardens, the Agami Beach, Sidi Bishr, and the Complete Alexandria Coastal Leisure Circuit
The Alexandria beaches route covers the Montazah Royal Gardens as the most beautifully landscaped single Alexandria beach park, the Agami Beach, Sidi Bishr, and the complete Alexandria coastal leisure circuit.
Alexandria: Euclid, Archimedes, Hypatia, and the Hellenistic Scientific Revolution
The extraordinary intellectual achievements centered at Alexandria: Euclid and the Elements of Geometry; Archimedes and his Alexandrian education; Hypatia, the last great Neoplatonist philosopher murdered by a Christian mob in 415 CE; the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa as the largest Roman funerary complex in Egypt; and the Alexandrian synthesis of Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish thought.
Alexandria Essential: The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Qaitbay Citadel, the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, the Corniche, and the Most Mediterranean Single Egyptian City
The Alexandria essential circuit covers the Bibliotheca Alexandrina as the most architecturally spectacular single modern library on earth, the Qaitbay Citadel built on the site of the ancient lighthouse, the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa, and the most Mediterranean single Egyptian city.
Alexandria Literary: Lawrence Durrell, the Alexandria Quartet, Cavafy, Forster, and the Most Literary Single Mediterranean City
The Alexandria literary route covers Lawrence Durrell and the Alexandria Quartet as the most internationally celebrated single Alexandria literary work, the Greek poet Cavafy, E.M. Forster, and the most literary single Mediterranean city tradition.
Alexandria History: Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and the Most Cosmopolitan Ancient City
The Alexandria history route covers Cleopatra as the most internationally famous single ancient Alexandrian, the Ptolemaic dynasty as the most dramatically Greek-Egyptian single ruling family, Julius Caesar, and Alexandria as the most cosmopolitan single ancient Mediterranean city.
Alexandria Photography, Cavafy Museum, Jewish Heritage, and the Complete Practical Guide
The Alexandria photography guide (best locations from the Corniche at sunset to the underwater archaeology boat tours); the Cavafy Museum in the poet apartment; the Jewish heritage of Alexandria; the Greek Alexandrian community and the Greco-Roman Museum; and the complete practical guide for day-tripping from Cairo or staying overnight in the Mediterranean city.
Alexandria: The Qaitbay Citadel, Roman Amphitheatre, Montaza Palace, and the City on the Sea
The major sights of modern Alexandria: the Qaitbay Citadel built on the site of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse; the Roman Theatre (Amphitheatre); the Montaza Palace Gardens; the underwater archaeology of Cleopatra submerged palace; Alexandria's Mediterranean cuisine; and the El-Alamein battlefield 105 km west.
Alexandria Complete Legacy - Septuagint, Julian Calendar, Mediterranean Identity, and WWII
The complete Alexandria reference: the Septuagint translation and how Alexandria shaped Christianity; the Julian Calendar created by Sosigenes advice to Caesar; the Alexandria National Museum and the Greco-Roman collections; the Mediterranean-facing identity of the cosmopolitan city; Alexandria in World War II and the El-Alamein naval raids; and the final legacy of the city that was the intellectual capital of the ancient world for 700 years.