Alexandria

Alexandria - the second largest and most westernized city of Egypt, one of the jewels of the Mediterranean. The mild climate all year long, beautiful sandy beaches, which stretch for 40 kilometers along the coast, attract thousands of tourists. name "Alexandria" is derived from the name of the founder of the city of Alexander of Macedon. The city, founded in 332 BC. e., and to this day remains one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean Sea. In one of the conversations, recorded on papyrus, a kind of companion in a fit of boundless admiration exclaimed that Alexandria is similar around the world, and the rest land - its surroundings, and other cities - in her village. Unlike Cairo Alexandria can not boast of the masterpieces of Arab architecture - old mosques and madrassas. Rarely will appear on the facade of a house oriel in oriental style, decorated with intricate carvings. In short, the spirit and culture of the city differ from the rest of the country, although it is only 225 kilometers from the capital of Egypt. But on the straight and broad streets of Alexandria, much like Italy, especially the building of the XIX century: white pilasters, carpets of ivy, broad, with latticed windows, sculptured figures, and from the yard - the gallery, welcome open to the wind. However, Alexander did not attract as many architectural aspect of how much of its history and the names of those that worked with the story. Where else can you find such a city, which was founded by Alexander the Great, who would protect Julius Caesar and assault would have been taken by Napoleon? City, in which lived Euclid, Strabo, and other scientists and philosophers. In this city of Cleopatra, the last of the Ptolemaic, bewitched by its beauty Caesar, and later his successor Mark Antony.