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Full day
Excursion to the city of Alexandria,
which was named after the Alexander the Great.
Highlights include the Greco-Roman Museum,
The Pompey Pillar, Catacombs of Kom El
Shokafa, the Fort of Quaitbay and the
Library of Alexandria.
Alexandria Tours
Greco-Roman
Museum
(Filled by collection, which covers the period
from the 3rd Century BC to the 7th century AD Like
Mummies, Hellenistic statues, bust of Roman
Emperors, Tanagra figurines & early Christian
antiquities).
Follow by a visit to the
Roman
Theater
(A theater with marble seats up to 800 spectators,
Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure
garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Follow
by lunch.
Then a visit to the
Catacomb of
Kom El-Shoqafa
(Tombs on three levels, also contains The
Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone
benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves
of bearded serpents.
Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobec
& Anubis wearing Roman Armor), Then visit
the
Montazah
Garden
and Alexandria
Library.
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