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Things to do in Alexandria

• Alexandria National Museum
  The museum is housed in the 3 story Italian styled building that was once the old Al Saad Bassili Pasha Palace and is considered one of Egypt's finest museums. Most of the artifacts are from other museums in Egypt that have too many things and need somewhere else to display them. There is over 1,800 artifacts that display and exhibit the history of Alexandria. Many of the collection consists of pieces from the Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras as well as modern glassware, jewels, and china from the 19th century.
  
  

• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
  One of Alexandria's most memorable monuments of the ancient burial site of Kom el Shaqofa. The catacomb was an active burial ground in the late second century where bodies were lowered down a stair cased well. There are areas where the family could sit on cushioned couches and dine in remembrance of their loved one. Inside there were many pillars that held the light as well as sarcophagi.
   

• Roman Amphitheatre
  The Alexandria Amphitheater is no theater like in Rome, but comes moderately close. It was discovered in 1967 when construction was planned to be built over this site. This theater is the only one out of hundreds that was found in Alexandria. The Amphitheater roughly sat 800-1,000 people on its marble seats and has a semi circular structure. There are many passages and rooms that are beneath theater where items were stores and actors sat waiting for their time to perform and to change costume.

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• The Graeco- Roman Museum
  The museum was founded in 1892 and has gathered most of its collection by donations from wealthy Alexandrians. The museum is housed in a beautiful neo-classical building with a six columned facade, that consists of 27 halls and a beautiful garden. Inside the museum you will find over thousands of many different artifacts that consists of pottery, statues, clothing, coffin's, memorials, plaques and so much more.
  
• Abu Mena
  The Abu Mena was a small Christian town that was built over the burial grounds to the martyred Menas of Alexandria in the late 3rd century. The town consisted of a church, basilica, houses, baptistery, monasteries, and a few public buildings. Only small remains of the buildings are left in Abu Mena but foundations of major buildings like the basilica are easily recognized. In 1979 the remains were designated as a World Heritage Site.
   
• Montazah Palace
  The beautiful palace is located overlooking the beautiful beach on the east side of Alexandria. The Palace was build in 1892 for Abbas Hilmi Pasha as a hunting lodge for his mistress who then became his wife. Later in 1932 the palace was added on to and became the summer home of the family. The Palace also has a beautiful garden that is open to the public and covers about 150 acres with flowers trees and palms. Although the Palace is not open to the public because it is now a presidential residence, you can see the beautiful building from the garden as well as the other two hotels that are located on the grounds.