Built in the 1480s, the small citadel of Qaitbay overlooks Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour and contains ruins from the all famous Pharos or Lighthouse of Alexandria, a former wonder of the world.

Legend has it that the prominent landmark stood an incredible 135 metres high. Imagine that donkeys had to go up and down the double spiral staircase carrying day and night loads of timber to fuel the lighthouse’s lantern!

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