El Salamlek Palace


Luxurious palace-hotel is situated in summer Royal Residence, on the hill overlooking the emerald Mediterranean sea.Palace was build in 1892 and surrounded by magnificent gardens of Montazah.Hotel is one of the best of the historical hotels in Egypt. And with only 14 suites and 6 luxurious rooms, all with classic furnishings, often huge terraces, it is both quaint and exclusive. For example the Mawlana Suite has five rooms and terrace overlooking the Montazah Lagoon that can entertain up to 100 people. Walk around the hotel one will discover rare old paintings, carpets, stained glass windows. Hotel facilities include one of Alexandrias premier casino, restaurants, bars, banquet and conference facilities and more. El Salamlek Palace Hotel is a place where elegance luxury and historical atmosphere create a magical charm.

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Sofitel Cecil


Hotel is located in the heart of the business district in 4 km from airport. Established in 1929, this is one of the historical hotels. It has recently been refurnished and updated. Hotel offers 86 spacious rooms, including historical suites.Hotel facilities include restaurants and bars, fitness room with sauna and massage, full range of banquet and conference facilities up to 120 guests, night club with disco. Sofitel Cecil in Alexandria has always been considered a romantic hotel to its visitors.

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Alexandria

The second largest city in Egypt, Alexandria, known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean", has an atmosphere that is more Mediterranean than Middle Eastern; its ambience and cultural heritage distance it from the rest of the country although it is actually only 225 km. from Cairo.


Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC, Alexandria became the capital of Graeco-Roman Egypt, its status as a beacon of culture symbolized by Pharos, the legendary lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The setting for the stormy relationship between Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Alexandria was also the center of learning in the ancient world. But ancient Alexandria declined, and when Napoleon landed, he found a sparsely populated fishing village.

From the 19th century Alexandria took a new role, as a focus for Egypt's commercial and maritime expansion. This Alexandria has been immortalized by writers such as E-M- Forster and Cavafy. Generations of immigrants from Greece, Italy and the Levant settled here and made the city synonymous with commerce, cosmopolitanism and bohemian culture.

Caesareum



Nothing remains of the Temple of Augustus. Founded by Cleopatra in honor of Mark Antony, it may well be in this temple that Cleopatra committed suicide in 30 BC. The temple stood near the shore at the center of the great harbor. It was a lavish temple with porticoes, propylalea, parks and libraries. The temple was rededicated to Caesar Augustus, Mark Antonio's conqueror.

With the adoption of Christianity, it became the Cathedral of Alexandria in the 4th century AD. It was destroyed in 912 AD. In front of the temple stood two red granite obelisks called "Cleopatra's Needles", though they bear the names of Tuthmosis III, Seti I and Ramesses II. The obelisks were brought to Alexandria from Heliopolis by the Romans 20 years after Cleopatra's death. These giant Obelisks stayed still facing the old Harbor until 1877, when the British forces took them and shipped them away. One was removed to the Thames Embankment in London, and the other was taken to New York where it stands in Central Park. The statue of a great Alexandrine Nationalist called Saad Zaghloul is standing in the same location where Caesareum used to be. The statue is surrounded with a park which is considered to be one of the busiest squares in Alexandria.