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Alexandria

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Alexander the Great's city on the Mediterranean, once the most brilliant in the world, home to the greatest library of antiquity and to the Pharos lighthouse. Most of the ancient Greek city is drowned or buried, but Alexandria still faces its sea: a vast new library rises on the harbour, a lone granite column and underground catacombs mark the ancient town, and a harbour fort stands on the site of the lost wonder. Read a city that remembers being the centre of the world, at your own pace.

Available Walks

Bibliotheca and the Corniche: The Greek City by the Sea
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Bibliotheca and the Corniche: The Greek City by the Sea

4.62150 min2.7 km
Catacombs and the Pharos: Underground Alexandria and the Lost Lighthouse
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Catacombs and the Pharos: Underground Alexandria and the Lost Lighthouse

4.41210 min10 km

Learn about Alexandria

Alexandria's Bibliotheca: The Library Built to Answer the One the City Lost

Alexandria's Bibliotheca: The Library Built to Answer the One the City Lost

Jul 21, 20267 min
The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa: Reading Alexandria's Fused Underworld

The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa: Reading Alexandria's Fused Underworld

Jul 21, 20267 min
Alexandria: The City That Remembers Being the Centre of the World

Alexandria: The City That Remembers Being the Centre of the World

Jul 21, 20267 min
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