Day 01
Citadel of Qaitbay - Lighthouse of Alexandria - Stanley Bridge - Unknown soldier
- A tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Alexandria to start one of our Alexandria tours.
- Transfer to discover the square-shaped castle with a 150-meter area surrounded by the middle sea from each side; the first floor contains a mosque and defence hall that allow soldiers to pass quickly and defend the walls during wars. The second floor contains chambers and halls, while the third floor consists of a vast throne chamber where the Qaitbay sultan watched the sailing ships towards Alexandria shores. It also has an oven for making wheat bread for the soldiers living in the citadel.
- See the Lighthouse of Alexandria: It is replaced by the citadel. The lighthouse's height is almost 150 meters, it was dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the sea known to the Greeks, and it was decorated with marble statues. The lighthouse was considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, mainly was designed to guide mariners and sailors, but unfortunately was destroyed by an earthquake in 1477 Qaitbay sultan built his military castle on the ruins of the old lighthouse, and some said that the citadel was built from the lighthouse left ruined stones.
- Visit the Stanley Bridge. The Stanley Bridge is a bridge built to improve traffic flow on the Alexandria Corniche.
- See the Monument to the Unknown Marine Soldier in the Mansheya area of Alexandria. It was built by the Italian community in Alexandria in 1933 AD to honour Khedive Ismail, and she made a statue for him in the middle of the top of the Monument. Then it was turned into the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in 1965 AD, and the statue of Khedive Ismail was removed from the Monument.
- Back to the hotel.
