Antoniadis Gardens

Antoniadis Gardens is a landscaped park in the Sidi Gaber area near Nouzha, built in the late 19th century around an Italianate villa that once belonged to the Antoniadis family, prominent members of Alexandria's Greek community. The gardens are laid out in a formal European style, with manicured lawns, statuary, and geometric flowerbeds that reflect the villa-garden design common among Alexandria's wealthy foreign residents in that period. Access to the gardens today is through the adjoining Nouzha Gardens, and visitors typically walk both together, taking in the villa's exterior, the sculpture-lined paths, and the seasonal flower displays. A visit takes about an hour to ninety minutes for those wanting to walk the full grounds of both gardens. Spring is the best season to visit, when the flowerbeds are in bloom and the weather is mild enough for extended walking; mornings are the quietest time before local families arrive later in the day, particularly on weekends. The gardens offer a quieter, greener contrast to Alexandria's coastal and archaeological sites, and are reached by a short walk or taxi from the Sidi Gaber train station.