Some customs of Alexandria

Alexandria In addition to being full of monuments, mosques, museums and places of great tourist relief, it has like all Egyptian cities deeply rooted customs and traditions that you must respect in your visit.

While you will notice that the dress is not as strict as in Cairo there is also puritanism in public spaces, such as the beach or the cafes where you will only see men since the feminine presence is prohibited and frowned upon.

Two important details are that the moment of prayer is highly respected and the consumption of alcohol is not prohibited but it is rare. An area where you will see many people is in the corniche, located 20 kilometers from the seafront, where the cafes are filled with Egyptians playing dominoes and smoking the traditional water pipe. Although these are not all customs, they are some of the most important and that you must respect.


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  1.   Miguel said

    But it is allowed for an Ecuadorian to marry an Egyptian