Alexandria National Museum

Small but absorbing, well-presented museum with more than 1800 archaeological pieces. The basement is devoted to Prehistoric and Pharonic times, first floor to the Graeco-Roman period, second floor to the Coptic and Islamic era. Especially interesting are artefacts raised during underwater excavations: there's a sense of a new window opening on history.

• museum
• history

Address

110 Tariq el-Horreyya in Latin quarter

Getting there

in Latin Quarter 10 min walk east off Saad Zaghloul Street

Hours

Daily 9AM-4:30PM

Price

EGP 100, students EGP 50