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Golden light on the beach by Stanley Bridge in Alexandria

Egypt

Alexandria

A seaside city to walk: the long corniche, Qaitbay Citadel and the library.

  • Typical stay: 2–3 days

Why ⁨Alexandria⁩?

  1. By the sea

    A Mediterranean city, at its best in early summer and autumn.

  2. Catacombs below

    Go down into the Roman catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa.

  3. The long corniche

    From the Qaitbay fort past the library to the Montaza gardens.

Before you go

  • Currency

    Egyptian Pound

  • Language

    Arabic

  • Time difference

    GMT+3

  • Plugs

    Type C, F

  • Getting around

    Tram

  • Driving

    On the right

Best time to visit ⁨Alexandria⁩

May to June and September to October

  • January

    Average high: 18°C

    Average low 11°C

    10 days of rain

    Wettest month

  • February

    Average high: 18°C

    Average low 10°C

    Coldest month

    8 days of rain

  • March

    Average high: 20°C

    Average low 12°C

    5 days of rain

  • April

    Average high: 24°C

    Average low 14°C

    2 days of rain

    Good time to go

  • May

    Average high: 27°C

    Average low 17°C

    0 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • June

    Average high: 30°C

    Average low 21°C

    0 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • July

    Average high: 31°C

    Average low 24°C

    0 days of rain

  • August

    Average high: 32°C

    Average low 24°C

    Warmest month

    0 days of rain

  • September

    Average high: 31°C

    Average low 23°C

    1 day of rain

    Best time to go

  • October

    Average high: 28°C

    Average low 20°C

    3 days of rain

    Best time to go

  • November

    Average high: 24°C

    Average low 16°C

    5 days of rain

    Good time to go

  • December

    Average high: 20°C

    Average low 13°C

    8 days of rain

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Local tips

  • Insider tips

    1. Work along the corniche in one direction. The city is long and thin, and zig-zagging spends the day in traffic.

    2. Choose the fish first and the cooking second; that is how the seafront restaurants work.

  • Customs and safety

    1. Alexandria genuinely rains in winter and some streets flood, so a coat and waterproof shoes earn their space.

  • Food and prayer

    1. Halal is the norm, as across Egypt; the cooking is seafood, bought at the counter and grilled while you wait.

    2. Mosques are in every district and along the corniche; shopping centres and larger hotels keep prayer rooms.

Getting around ⁨Alexandria⁩

  • Tram

    A tram network runs through the older districts and along parts of the city's spine. It is slow, and the most local way to move.

    Recommended

  • Taxi

    The usual way to cover the long distances along the corniche, which are further than they look on a map.

  • Walking

    The seafront is walkable for long stretches, and the old centre around the eastern harbour is best seen on foot.

  • Train

    The national railway connects Alexandria to Cairo and the delta, arriving in the middle of the city rather than outside it.

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About ⁨Alexandria⁩

Alexandria is the one Egyptian city that faces the Mediterranean, and the difference is not only the view. It is cooler and much wetter than the rest of the country, it was Greek and then Roman before it was anything else, and its layers are under the streets rather than out in the desert.

The city is arranged along one long curve of seafront. The eastern harbour and the Qaitbay fort anchor the old end; the library and the newer districts run east from it; and almost everything worth seeing is within a few streets of that line.

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