Det sker i Alexandria, Egypt året igennem

Travlt — Mid-year holiday i Egypt, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  19. feb. – 19. mar.Lukninger

  Cafes and shops keep the fast until sunset, then the corniche fills until two in the morning. The middle of the day is the quiet part, and fish restaurants only take late bookings. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Winter storms off the sea (15. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (19. feb. – 19. mar.), Winter storms off the sea (15. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–22. mar.Ramadan & eidTætpakket

  Cairo empties onto the Alexandrian seafront for three days: every beach umbrella taken, the tram crawling, rates up. It is the most domestic the city gets all year. Kilde ↗

• Risiko

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1. mar. – 15. maj · normaltStøvsæson

  Hot southerlies off the desert push dust over the city for a day or two at a time in spring, and the sea haze holds it in. Ferries and the corniche keep running; sensitive lungs do not enjoy it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (19. feb. – 19. mar.), Winter storms off the sea (15. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Sham el-Nessim, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Sham el-Nessim

  13. apr.Stor festivalTætpakketLukninger

  The Monday after Coptic Easter, when the whole city picnics outdoors on salted fish and spring onions. Montazah and the beaches are full from dawn and the shops shut. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ramadan (19. feb. – 19. mar.), Eid al-Fitr (20.–22. mar.), Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar. – 15. maj (normalt))

Travlt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. maj – 15. jun. · normaltRamadan & eidLukningerTætpakket

  Eid al-Adha brings Egypt's longest public holiday, usually four or five days. Government offices, banks and many shops close, trains and buses are packed, and hotels fill with Egyptian families at higher rates. The date moves about 11 days earlier each year. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar. – 15. maj (normalt)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr.)

Tætpakket — Eid al-Adha, The Egyptian summer season

• Sæson

  The Egyptian summer season

  15. jun. – 10. sep. · normaltSkoleferieTætpakket

  Families take flats along the coast for weeks at a time, corniche traffic doubles and rooms cost roughly twice the spring rate. Either side of it the same city is half empty.

Stadig i gang: Eid al-Adha (1. maj – 15. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun. – 10. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Alexandria Film Festival, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Alexandria Film Festival

  1.–15. okt. · normaltTætpakket

  Egypt's oldest film festival for Mediterranean cinema screens for about a week at the Alexandria Library and other downtown venues, drawing regional filmmakers and a modest crowd of local cinephiles. Kilde ↗

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Risiko

  Winter storms off the sea

  15. nov. – 15. mar. · normaltOversvømmelsessæsonLukninger

  Named storms come in off the Mediterranean every few weeks and the drains give up before the rain does: flooded underpasses, closed corniche lanes, a day written off. They pass quickly. Kilde ↗

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Winter storms off the sea (15. nov. – 15. mar. (normalt))