Thematic walking tours in Alexandria as a way to discover its heritage: Case study of Italian heritage in Alexandria

  • Heba Saad AbdelNaby Alexandria University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7410/1365
Keywords: Italian architects, walking tours, thematic tours, Patrimonio culturale, architetti italiani, tour a piedi, tour tematici, Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Abstract

Alexandria, the second capital of Egypt and its first harbour, the ever-flourishing city during ancient, medieval and modern times was always known as a cosmopolitan city. Its heritage is the result of the contributions of various communities throughout ages.

This paper aims to present the walking tours as a way to discover the vivid heritage of the city; focusing on only one example which is the Italian heritage. Therefore, the paper is divided into two parts; the first is discussing the aspects of the Italian heritage of the city; especially the Italian architecture. It sheds light on some of the famous Italian architects; presenting their achievements and the most important buildings they erected that still exist in good condition to be visited. Such buildings will be linked together in a route of walking tours that can best present the vivid Italian heritage of the city.

The second part is exploring how this heritage could be presented by walking tours, how the tours could be designed and examples of what could be offered in such tours.

 Riassunto

Alessandria, la seconda capitale dell'Egitto e il suo primo porto, la città sempre fiorente durante i tempi antichi, medievali e moderni è sempre stata conosciuta come una città cosmopolita. Il suo patrimonio è il risultato del contributo di varie comunità nel corso dei secoli. Questo articolo si propone di presentare le visite a piedi come un modo per scoprire il vivido patrimonio culturale della città, concentrandosi su un solo esempio che è il patrimonio italiano. Pertanto, il testo è diviso in due parti; la prima affronta gli aspetti del patrimonio italiano della città; in particolare l'architettura italiana. Illustra alcuni dei famosi architetti italiani, presentando le loro realizzazioni e gli edifici più importanti che hanno eretto e che esistono ancora in buone condizioni per essere visitati. Tali edifici saranno collegati tra loro in un percorso di percorsi a piedi in grado di presentare meglio il patrimonio italiano della città. La seconda parte consiste nell'esplorazione di come questo patrimonio potrebbe essere presentato attraverso tour a piedi, di come potrebbero essere progettati i tour ed esempi di ciò che potrebbe essere offerto in tali tour

Author Biography

Heba Saad AbdelNaby, Alexandria University

Heba Mahmoud Saad AbdelNaby is currently a professor of Islamic archaeology at the faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Egypt. She obtained her PhD in 2004 and was a Fulbright scholar at Mary Baldwin University, VA, USA for the academic year 2007/2008. She also had a fellowship of George Washington University during the academic year 2016/2017.
Her research interests vary between Islamic Art, Islamic archaeology, Arabic inscription and heritage. She participated in many international conferences and published more than 24 articles and researches in Egyptian and international journals.

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2018-12-31
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