"Alexandria" a Alexandria Travel Page by TomorrowsAngel

Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt. Its northwest of the Nile Delta and is linked to Cairo by the Delta Road (231km) and the Desert Road (225km). It is known for its temperate winters and beaches, with soft sands and magnificent scenery that stretch for 40km along the Mediterranean Sea.
Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria became the capital of the Graeco-Roman Egypt, its status as a beacon of culture symbolized by Pharos and the setting for the stormy relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony.

The city, immortalizing Alexander's name, flourished into a prominent cultural, intellectual and economic metropolis, the remains of which are still evident to this day.
The city is oriented around Midan Ramla and Midan Saad Zaghoul, the large square that runs down to the waterfront. Alexandria once had a great library that contained more than 500,000 volumes, and at its peak the city was a great repository of science, philosophy and intellectual thought and learning.