Hva som skjer i Alexandria, Egypt gjennom året

Travelt — Mid-year holiday i Egypt, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  19. feb – 19. marStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Winter storms off the sea (15. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), Winter storms off the sea (15. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–22. marRamadan og eidMye folk

  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 ↗

• Fare

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1. mar – 15. mai · vanligvisStøvsesong

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), Winter storms off the sea (15. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Sham el-Nessim, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Sham el-Nessim

  13. aprStor festivalMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), Eid al-Fitr (20.–22. mar), Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. mai – 15. jun · vanligvisRamadan og eidStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Khamaseen dust winds (1. mar – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr)

Toppsesong — Eid al-Adha, The Egyptian summer season

• Sesong

  The Egyptian summer season

  15. jun – 10. sep · vanligvisSkoleferieMye folk

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Adha (1. mai – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: The Egyptian summer season (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Alexandria Film Festival, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Alexandria Film Festival

  1.–15. okt · vanligvisMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Fare

  Winter storms off the sea

  15. nov – 15. mar · vanligvisFlomsesongStengninger

  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 ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Winter storms off the sea (15. nov – 15. mar (vanligvis))