El Alamein is where the North African campaign turned in late 1942. The Commonwealth, German and Italian cemeteries are within a few kilometres of each other and are maintained to a standard that surprises people. The military museum was rebuilt and is thorough. The surrounding coast is now a wall of holiday compounds, which is its own kind of commentary.
Long drive west from Alexandria or Cairo along the coast road. Museum first for the context, then the three cemeteries in turn. Quiet, exposed and windy; allow four hours on the ground.
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Three hours each way on the desert road, for a city that is worth it once.
Ottoman merchant houses where the stone was found, an hour east of Alexandria.
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