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Alexandria still enjoys a particularly Greek flavor

By Ben Morales-Correa

Image by Jeff_Werner via Flickr Many Greeks and other foreigners left Egypt en masse in the post-nationalization years that were initiated in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As they departed, the once- Alexandrian Greeks sold properties that included tearooms such as the Grand Trianon in Ramleh Square. The Grand Trianon is one place where the... »



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