Besides visiting the places of tourist importance, there are several things that you can do in Alexandria to make the whole holiday experience wonderful. After a tiring journey from the tourist locations, you can step out of door to enjoy the nightlife. Shopping forms the main center of attraction in Alexandria. Some places of tourist importance are:

Alexandria National Museum: It is very well organized museum with more than 1800 archaeological pieces.

Biblotheca Alexandrina: It is very large library and most ancient library in Alexandria. It is characterized by massive storage of around 8 million books. The building is cylindrical in shape.

Pompey’s Pillar: This ancient pillar is 25 meter in height build of granite. It was built in the memory of Emperor Diocletian.

Fort Qaitbey: It is 500 years old fort built by Sultan Qaitbey. The aim behind building this fort was to keep the crusaders away from the city.