Al-Anfushitombs:
The five tombs in Anfoushy date back to the Ptolemic age. They
werediscovered in 1901 AD, and painted to simulate alabaster and
marble, decorated with pictures of Egyptian gods and daily life,
and graffiti dating from the same period.
Address: El Anfoushi
Opening Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm.
Alabaster
Tomb (Latin Cemeteries):
The Alabaster Tombs
are part of the Latin cemeteries discovered in Shatby. It consists
of a squared-off alabaster portal which used to leadto a great
tomb. This Tomb might be a part of Alexander the Great’s
Tomb. It dated back to the 3rd century BC .
Borg
Al Arab and Abu Sir District:
The Abu Sir area is
Situated on the Alexandria Matrouh road. During the 3rd century,
this place was the city of Taposiris. The remains found in this
area consists mainly of a temple of Osiris, a lighthouse and few
roman cemeteries. Also on the road between Abu Sir and Borg El
Arab, two sites has been discovered: A roman winepress and a pottery
factory.
Gabbari
Tombs:
The Greaco-Roman museum
contains about 40,000 rare antique pieces, which trace the historical
steps of a period beginning at the IIIrd century BC until the
VIIth century AD Among the most remarkable collections, we can
find the “Tanafra” Statue made of terracotta as
well as ancient money pieces.
Address: 5, El Mathef
St. Tel: 4836434 Fax: 4825820.
Opening Times: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fridays: winter: 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Summer: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
