The objective of the meeting was to exchange experiences and views on the progress of this project with culture and tourism experts in Andalusia as well as representatives from the public and private sectors.
The Umayyad Project’s fourth steering committee took place in Alexandria (Egypt) from the 15th until the 17th December. It lasted three days and a field visit was organized on the 17th. The partners visited the most relevant and interesting places in Alexandria city such as the Library of Alexandria, the Roman Amphitheatre and the Citadel of Qaitbay, built in the 1480s on the site of the former Alexandria's lighthouse.
The managing director of the Andalusian Public Foundation El legado andalusí, Mrs. Marina Martin, has welcomed the general director of the Arab League for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ALECSO), Mr. Abdullah Muhareb, who has visited the headquarters of the Foundation El legado andalusí in the al-Andalus and Science Pavilion, in the Parque de las Ciencias (Museum of Science) of Granada (Spain).
