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Corniche

Alexandria, Egypt
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Ranked #5 of 34 attractions in Alexandria
Type: Wharfs/ Piers/ Boardwalks
Description: The Corniche is a glorious 3km walkway along the harbour dotted with restaurants, markets and historic sights.
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

smoke a sheesha pipe on the boardwalk or sit and have a coffee the view is mystifying. You can take some great pics. and waste some time just wandering along. good place to people watch lol

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Alexandria, Egypt
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

The weather in Alexandria has been quite funny lately.. Even the temperature dropped to 9C in the month of April! But Corniche is a very nice spot to jog, stroll, bike... Avoid these area during summer time as people from Cairo and all over nearby areas will swarm in for the beaches! Can be a total inconvenience when all you... More

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Toronto, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

The corniche is a really nice place to walk in the evening to cool down. There are many cafes on the opposite side of the street. You can also join in on a football match if you want.

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

This is just a walk along the seafront next to a massive busy road. The car fumes could almost kill you with the amount of traffic there is. The other side is a sea wall, that the locals just chuck all the rubbish they have over. In other cities this could be a very nice walk. But lets be honest... More

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Matara, Sri Lanka
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

it's about 3km along the beach and we can find many places such as market, restaurants and nice beach with the sea. harbour and some historic places also are there.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2013 via mobile

At Alexandria cornich or Hilton from the starting of the month Is the best hotel ever even better than home Starting from the reception to the room service at 5am in the morning Headed by md Niveen the most dedicated and cheerful assistant personne in the hotelerie services in egypt beside the rest of the team Best hotel ever and... More

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London, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

I think this is the filthiest corniche I've seen with buildings along here looking in a very bad state. The Corniche is pretty long and only parts of it is nice going towards Mortaza Palace and Gardens and parts of the beaches are OK but nothing special

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See 5 more reviews by TopKingofKings for Alexandria
Alexandria Egypt
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

Like most of Alexandria, suffers from neglect and decay. Only a small section near the Library seems to be cleaned and maintained. The other 15 Km is dirty and un-cared for.

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Amman, Jordan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2013

the sea view is really great, but when I was some protests took place on the corniche. The corniche is great at night and there are lots of cafes and juice shops there

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Mumbai
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 January 2013

Going from Mumbai to Alexandria was like being transported into another Mini Mumbai, especially so because of the Corniche or the Promenade. Its a lovely strip of beautiful mini lawns, palm trees, sitting area along the mediterranean coast. Its a fantastic walk and its really enjoyable seeing all the cars whizz by at great speed. Lots of small eateries and... More

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