# Cecil Hotel

Alexandria, Egypt

A storied seafront hotel on Saad Zaghloul Square, opened in 1929 by the Metzger family. Its 82 rooms hosted Winston Churchill, Somerset Maugham, and wartime intrigue, and it features in Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Cecil Hotel, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 31.2008, 29.8984

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