Alexandria
or the Mermaid of the Mediterranean is one of the most popular tourist attractions in
Egypt
. It is distinguished by its magnificent weather throughout the year but best time to visit Alexandria is in summer for enjoying safe and comfortable swimming . In Winter Alex is quite colder than
Cairo
and receives more rains and sea at that time is quite shelly which makes swimming difficult .
Alexandria can be easily reached through Burg El Arab Airport 25 km away from the city or El Nouzha Airport 7km from it . In addition , some tourists prefer traveling from Cairo to Egypt using train and this is also available since one can take the train from Misr Station in Ramsses till Sidi Gaber Station in Alex .
After the reconstruction of the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
the city became regarded as one of the cultural capital of Egypt . There are other restoration processes has been made for regaining the glory of the Ancient city such as widening the corniche stretching throughout the long beaches of white sand for allowing people jogging and enjoying the marvelous weather .
Of special interest in the tourist places in Alexandria is that it date back to different eras such as
Greco-Roman Museum
, Qayetbay Citadel ,
El Montazah
Palace and Bibliotheca Alexandrina . On top of the most visited places in Alex is the lighthouse that is regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the World .
Tourists prefer interacting with Alexandrians for their kindness and friendly nature . The major part of those inhabitants are either working in the harbor or working as fishermen . Some of the inhabitants are employed in the factories since it is famous for paper , processed foods , chocolate , vegetables , cotton textiles , and oil .
Shopping in Alexandria is not a difficult matter because there are numerous malls and shopping centers with high prices for the upper class members along side with other small shops with good prices .
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