På gång i Alexandria, Egypt under året

Mycket folk — Mid-year holiday i Egypt, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Ramadan

  19 feb – 19 marStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Winter storms off the sea (15 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mar), Winter storms off the sea (15 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helg

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–22 marRamadan & eidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Risk

  Khamaseen dust winds

  1 mar – 15 maj · vanligtvisDammsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mar), Winter storms off the sea (15 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Sham el-Nessim, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Sham el-Nessim

  13 aprStor festivalTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ramadan (19 feb – 19 mar), Eid al-Fitr (20–22 mar), Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Eid al-Adha, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Eid al-Adha

  1 maj – 15 jun · vanligtvisRamadan & eidStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Khamaseen dust winds (1 mar – 15 maj (vanligtvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13 apr)

Mest folk — Eid al-Adha, The Egyptian summer season

• Säsong

  The Egyptian summer season

  15 jun – 10 sep · vanligtvisSkollovTrångt

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Eid al-Adha (1 maj – 15 jun (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: The Egyptian summer season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: The Egyptian summer season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — The Egyptian summer season, Summer holidays i Egypt

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: The Egyptian summer season (15 jun – 10 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Alexandria Film Festival, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Alexandria Film Festival

  1–15 okt · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Risk

  Winter storms off the sea

  15 nov – 15 mar · vanligtvisÖversvämningssäsongStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Winter storms off the sea (15 nov – 15 mar (vanligtvis))