Citadel of Qaitbay

Gabey Castle is a very important seaside defense building, is also a fortress built in Egyptian history for military use, the castle is also historical, you can see a lot of good facilities, here is also very large

At the eastern end of the coastal avenue, the beige castle is not high, the shape is very stable, the sea water keeps beating the river bank around the castle, you can feel a natural force, the classic angle of the photo is beautiful.

The fortress of Caytbey, located on a narrow peninsula at the western end of the promenade of Alexandria, was built in 1477 by the then Mamuruk king Sultan and named after himself, to defend against the Turkish invasion. The castle is located in the site of the former Alexandria Lighthouse, one of the world's seven wonders, which was built in 280 BC and was destroyed by an earthquake, and King Sultan built the castle on the ruins of the lighthouse. The castle was used as a barracks during the Ottoman Empire, and was badly damaged by the British in the war in the late nineteenth century, and then restored, and is now open to visitors as a navigation museum.

The Citadel here is very nice for an hour or two. The structure itself is nice, and it gives you a great view of the bay from the top.

1. Located in the northwest of the downtown Alexandria; 2. The earliest built in 1477, according to the original site of the Alexandria Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the castle was rebuilt in 1984; 3. The castle is not big, the ticket is 60 EUR, about ￥24 yuan, the internal display of navigation materials, you can bunker to look at the Mediterranean; 4. There is also a small marine life museum (Qaitbay Maritime Museum) on the periphery, showing some fish and bird specimens, the ticket is 10 EUR.

Beautiful scenery and spectacular, deep historical and cultural heritage

The castle is located on a peninsula, built on the site of the famous Alexandria Lighthouse. The Alexandria Lighthouse endured winds and floods for more than 1700 years, but a strong earthquake that swept across the eastern Mediterranean in 1303 eventually collapsed. More than a hundred years later, Sultan Ketbe ordered the construction of the city's port, and the building materials in the ruins of the lighthouse were reused

Gabey Castle is a famous seaside castle in Alexandria, built on top of the famous Alexandria Lighthouse site, which is only about 100 years old. But it is also the most famous building in Alexandria, standing on the castle wall to see the remains of Alexandria Lighthouse and the beautiful sea views around it, it is really worth a visit.