In the nights of "Attareen" you smell scents from the past. They take you on a journey to a new reality, the reality of the city. You hear the sounds of shops closing as the quiet evening sets in. They are shops where craftsmen struggle to survive the invasion of the modern machine, for they are the remaining flavor of what once was a beautiful past. Suddenly you are drawn by the rhythm of the neighborhood, the movement of humans, the architecture, the charms, and the warmth of the Orient tomerge into an artistic moment. You embrace the place for a few moments and time stops.
Attareen is one of the most beautiful and historical districts of Alexandria, Egypt. The architecture of the neighborhood reveals the various eras that the city had witnessed, the handicrafts and art forms that carry the flavor of the city, and the ornamentation of the Angelicanchurch and the Attareen mosque. The neighborhood is as old as Alexandria itself and it carries the legacy of Alexander the great. People, places, tales and personalities are struggling for survival, Attareen leaves an indelible mark upon those who visit her and both reflects her changing landscape of present and casts an indelible impression from her future.
