Alexandria Things to Do Tips by mightywease

Dating from the 2nd Century AD you can see the marble seats, mosaic flooring and columns that formed part of the original architecture of this ampitheatre.
This is, I think, the only Roman Theatre in Egypt.
Excavations of the theatre and a nearby Graeco-Roman Street, houses and shops are still on going.
Cost: 6.00 Egyptian Pounds each
We were allowed to take pictures of the amphitheatre but not of the current excavations

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Address: Sharia Salman Yousuf
Directions: Quite near the train station and Midan Gomhuriyya.

Dating from around 295 AD this 27metre high column was actually dedicated to Diocletian but wrongly atttributed to Pompey. However the name of Pompey stuck!
The site was also home to the Serapeum, a temple to Serapis, the god created by King Ptolemy 1 in order to unite Egyptians and Greeks in shared worship. Statues of Serapis can be seen in the Graeco-Roman museum.
Cleopatra also founded a library at the Serapeum.
All that is left now of the temple is the pillar and two sphinx.
Cost: 6.00 Egyptian Pounds each

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Address: Sharia Amud el-Sawari Karmuz

The fort, built in 1479, stands on the site of the Pharos, the fabled lighthouse of Alexandria and one of the wonders of the ancient world. Some of the stones used in the fort's construction came from the Pharos.
The promenade near the fort is a lovely place to sit and watch the world go by

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Address: end of the Corniche

The museum houses the largest collecetion of Graeco-Roman artifacts in Egypt.
Highlights include a black granite statue of an Apis Bull and the god Serapis, from the Serapeum, a small collection of sarcophagi and mummys, a mummified crocodile and statues of Roman gods and goddesses.
It's a fascinating museum and well worth visiting but the labelling on the exhibits is not always very informative.
There is a small cafe in the very pleasant courtyard garden.
Cost: 8.00 Egyptian pounds each

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Address: 5 Sharia el-Mathaf