This modest seaside stronghold (not a 'city,' as the brochures would have you think) is famous for the Allies' decisive victory in the WWII North Africa campaign.
Read MoreIt's difficult to think that this arid town, 65 kilometres from Alexandria on the western branch of the Nile, was once Egypt's most important port.
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Montazah was constructed as a summer residence for Khedive Abbas Hilmy (1892–1914), who used it as a retreat when Cairo grew too hot. With a spectacular view of the sea from its perch high above, it's fashioned in the pseudo-Moorish style, which has been modernised with a tower based after one seen at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.
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While finding a suitable substitute for Alexandria's ancient library may seem to be a Herculean endeavour, the new Bibliotheca Alexandrina has done so admirably.
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The Eastern Harbour is dominated by Fort Qaitbey, which looks like something out of a fairy tale. It was built on the ruins of the renowned Pharos lighthouse by the Mamluk sultan Qaitbey in AD 1480 on a small peninsula on the orders of the Mamluk ruler Qaitbey.
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The catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa are located about five minutes' walk south of Pompey's Pillar. The catacombs of Kom ash-Shuqqafa are located south of Pompey's Pillar.
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Known as Pompey's Pillar, this magnificent 30m-high column hewn from red Aswan granite towers above the ruins of the splendid ancient community of Rhakotis, which served as the foundation for the city of Alexandria.
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It performs an excellent job of conveying the city's history from antiquity to the current day, thanks to a compact, intelligently chosen, and well-labeled collection that was picked from among Alexandria's other museums.
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Ancient Greek and Roman Museum: As part of Alexandria's ongoing endeavour to modernise its image, several of the city's most popular tourist sites are now undergoing renovation.
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There is little trace of Alexander now, and Cleopatra's old city has been largely submerged by the sea, while the Pharos lighthouse collapsed and the Great Library's literary treasures were repeatedly set on fire.
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