Naucratis

Naucratis: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Naucratis

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Naucratis — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.90000, 30.61667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Naucratis

• Al-Tawba Mosque · dargah · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Al-Habashi Mosque · dargah · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Al-Safa Garden · park · Kafr El Sheikh · ~31 km · Must-see
• Family and Childhood Park · park · Kafr El Sheikh · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ibrahim El-Desouky Mosque · dargah · Kafr El Sheikh · ~32 km · Must-see
• Church of St. George the Great Martyr · church · Kafr El Sheikh · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kellia · fort · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buto · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Bishoy Church Tanta · church · Gharbiyya Governorate · ~47 km · Must-see
• Xois · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy · dargah · Gharbiyya Governorate · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sidi Shibl al-Aswad Mosque · dargah · Monufia Governorate · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Idku · lake · Lake · ~69 km · Must-see
• Al-Mahaly Mosque · dargah · Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Naucratis · fort · Lake · ~3 km
• Masjid Al Mahatta · dargah · Lake · ~14 km
• Yamu · fort · Lake · ~15 km
• Kom Firin · fort · Lake · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Naucratis

Other forts & heritage near Naucratis

• Kellia · fort · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buto · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~44 km · Must-see
• Xois · fort · Kafr El Sheikh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Behbeit el-Hagar temple · fort · Dakahlia Governorate · ~82 km · Must-see
• Merimde · fort · Aj Jiza · ~86 km · Must-see
• Montaza Palace Lighthouse · fort · Alexandria · ~89 km · Must-see
• Athribis · fort · Al Qalyubiya · ~91 km · Must-see
• Safa Palace · fort · Alexandria · ~91 km · Must-see
• Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa · fort · Alexandria · ~94 km · Must-see
• Approximate original site of the Caesareum at Alexandria · fort · Alexandria · ~95 km · Must-see

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