Circuit des catacombes de Kom El Chocafa et de la colonne de Pompée

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.

Nulle part ailleurs en Égypte les traditions artistiques égyptienne, grecque et romaine ne se retrouvent aussi directement combinées en un seul site.

Les catacombes souterraines offrent un répit bienvenu face au soleil par rapport aux sites en plein air.