Clockwise from top: Qaitbey Fort, at the Eastern Harbour, where Alexandria's Lighthouse once stood; a sphinx's head; the remnants of Cleopatra's Palace; an anchor dropped from Napoleon's fleet; the ruins of the Lighthouse; Alexandra Dive; a 15m Italian fighter plane shot down during WWII amidst Graeco-Roman amphorae and the base of an obelisk

Diving in Alexandria amidst the ruins of the ancient past, like this basalt head of a Pharaoh discovered in Abu Qir, is an exciting alternative to Red Sea scuba diving

Qaitbey Fort, at the Eastern Harbour, where Alexandria's Lighthouse once stood

A sphinx's head

The remnants of Cleopatra's Palace

An anchor dropped from Napoleon's fleet

The ruins of the Lighthouse

Alexandra Dive

A 15m Italian fighter plane shot down during WWII amidst Graeco-Roman amphorae