Three hours on a bus and you are there. A beautiful place with fine white sand, clean turquoise sea, little to none tourists. The water is calm with small ripples and gentle current. I spent hours of swimming and was not afraid that the current take me far away as it frequently happened in Agamy or Zomoroda (other cities on the North coast of Egypt).
What is also important - the temperature there is around 5 degrees (Celsius) less than in Alexandria - nice break from the heat of Alex. Pleasant warmth, light breeze, and no, pardon me, sweating.
Frankly speaking, I cannot understand why people choose Hurgada or Sharm for summer vacations. These places are for winter breaks. In summer time the best place is the North coast of Egypt.
My husband' company has guesthouses located all over Egypt. We stayed in Matrouh in one of them. I have to say that the staff of the guesthouse was not used to foreigners and my arrival blew them away. They checked and re-checked my documents telling to each other: “heya mish masrya – heya agnabya” (she is not Egyptian – she is a foreigner). However, the documents were all in order and they left us alone to enjoy the place.
Here is the view from our apartment.
Beach. Empty…. What else you need to relax?
Rocks in the sea serve as a natural wave breaker. That is why the sea is so calm over here. And they look very dramatic.
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