Hotels Near Alexandria Center of Arts1.2 miles- 1 El Horreya Road, El Attarin 3-392-4533 Nightlife- Live Music Hotels Near Alexandria City Center2 miles- Cairo Desert Road 3-397-0007 Shopping ...

Egypt is one of those few mythical travel destinations that's on pretty ... particularly the legendary city of Alexandria.

But what many don’t know is that Alexandria, which lies about 136 miles northwest of Cairo, actually once stood as Egypt’s capital city, from 332 BC until 642 AD - a period of 973 years.

Between North-East Africa and the Middle East lies Egypt, the ancient land of the ... crafts and culinary specialitie s. In terms of tourist attractions, we recommend visiting the Egyptian Museum ...