Qaitbay Castle

Be enthusiasm to watch one of milestones in Alexandria which is The Qaitbay citadel, it is considered to be one of the most famous and glorious building ever in Alexandria, as it is the powerful castle that was located in the Mediterranean shore, with White Bird Travel you will find excitement and wonders while you visit the citadel, the citadel will take you back in time, as it was constructed in the 1477-79 A.D by the Sultan Al Ashraf Qaitbay, it was located on the ruins of the charming lighthouse of Alexandria which was considered one of the famous seven Wonders in the ancient world .

This castle is located at the entrance to the eastern part of Pharos Island, with a beautiful mosque inside, and the Qaitbay Castle remained in use until the Mamluk and Ottoman era, but they stopped using it after the English bombing of Alexandria in 1883, so it became neglected until the 20th century despite being restored and saved from damage several times by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.

In the Citadel of Qaitbay you will live another type of adventures and know more about the military life in the ancient Islamic time of Egypt, in addition to there is a small museum near the Qaitbay castle called the Aquarium Museum, where it houses a lot of rare species of aquatic animals belonging to the Mediterranean Sea.