Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa & Pompey's Pillar Tour
A unique blend of Egyptian, Greek and Roman burial traditions underground
O této aktivitě
Descend into Alexandria's fascinating Greco-Roman-Egyptian catacombs, then visit the ancient Pompey's Pillar on this half-day tour.
Úplný popis
Your guide leads you down into the catacombs' carved chambers, pointing out the unusual mixing of Egyptian gods carved in Roman dress, before continuing to Pompey's Pillar, a massive granite column that has stood for nearly two thousand years.
Co je zahrnuto
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Professional guide
Není zahrnuto
- Catacombs and Pompey's Pillar entry tickets
- Gratuities
O této aktivitě
Highlighty
- ✓Descend into the multi-level Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
- ✓See where Egyptian, Greek and Roman art and burial traditions blend together
- ✓Visit the towering ancient column known as Pompey's Pillar
Program a mapa
- 1 Pickup from your Alexandria hotel
- 2 Guided descent into the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
- 3 Visit Pompey's Pillar
- 4 Return to your hotel
Místa, která navštívíte
The Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa are a 2nd-century CE underground necropolis in Alexandria, Egypt, discovered by accident in 1900 when a donkey fell through the ground. Cut roughly 35 metres deep across three levels, the tombs blend ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman funerary art and architecture, and are included on Alexandria's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.
Pompey's Pillar is a Roman triumphal column standing in Alexandria, Egypt, carved from a single block of red Aswan granite and rising roughly 26.85 meters, including its Corinthian capital. Despite the name, it honors Emperor Diocletian, erected around 298–302 AD after he suppressed a revolt; the "Pompey" attribution stems from a medieval misreading, not Pompey the general.
Proč zvolit tento výlet
Your guide explains the unique blend of cultures found nowhere else in Egypt.
Hotel pickup and drop-off in an air-conditioned vehicle is included.
One of the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World, rarely matched elsewhere in Egypt.
Co si vzít s sebou
Základní informace o výletu
Half day (4 hours)
Alexandria, Egypt
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Bezpečné a flexibilní možnosti
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