The northwestern city of Marsa Matrouh has always been a local tourist destination, even as it has whatever it takes to become an international tourist spot.
The city, which is located around 500 kilometres northwest of Cairo and only a few kilometres away from the border with neighbouring Libya, is a real attraction.
Marsa Matrouh has multiple beaches that beat out others anywhere in Egypt and the region.
The city’s beaches are characterised by their soft white sand and clear waters. This is why they attract visitors from all parts of Egypt, especially during the summer season, a prime vacationing time in this country.
Feeding the popularity of the city is its climate which is free from moisture and sweating factors. Marsa Matrouh’s climate is usually moderate in summer, but is sometimes low in the winter.
It is one of Egypt’s most beautiful cities on the Mediterranean, boasting a huge number of landmarks and must-visit places.
The same places offer a diverse treat of products for the entertainment of visitors who can find everything they want in it, regardless of their different tastes.
The city’s landmarks include – apart from its beaches – a large number of recreational sites.
Ageeba Beach is one of these attractions. Located around 24 kilometres to the west of the city, Ageeba is characterised by high mountains and gradient waters in white, cyan and dark blue.
The beach showcases Marsa Matrouh’s unique turquoise waters at their most beautiful and attractive form.
The authorities implemented several development projects in the beach in recent years to equip it with stairs to make it easy for visitors to go up and down in the area.
The promenade of the beach has also been upgraded, having received millions of pounds in investments.
Umm al-Rakhm village, which is located around 23 kilometres west of Marsa Matrouh, is another important attraction in the city.
The village is famous for its coastline which contains a large number of bays parallel to the beach. The water of the beach of the village is abnormally clear. It is surrounded with white and soft sands that make times spent on it a real joy.
Umm al-Rakhm village was a fortress and a headquarters in the era of King Ramses II. The fort was built in this area to protect Egypt’s western borders from enemy attacks, especially from Libya.
There are other beautiful villages in the same area, including Blue Beach and Zomoroda Beach.
The Salt Cave is also a remarkable spot in Marsa Matrouh.
It is located in the Bedouin village, around seven kilometres away from the western part of the city.
The cave was famous for its salt, which helps to bring out negative energy and replace it with a positive one.
The same salt is also used in the treatment of diseases, such as sinusitis, allergic asthma and some skin diseases.
The cave was designed with great care in terms of purity. Chemicals were not used in its making which makes it mimic the most natural of caves in other places.
The volatile steam produced by the heating of cave salt usually stimulates blood circulation by opening the pores of the skin.
Alexandria Street compounds the main attractions of Marsa Matrouh. It is a market that is located in the centre of the city.
The street contains hundreds of shops that sell all types of products, including Bedouin products, such as herbs, olives, all types of mint. The same shops sell clothes, shoes, accessories and handicrafts.
Some of those who visit Marsa Matrouh during the summer are keen to find residence near Alexandria Street, given the liveliness of life in the area.
Hotels located on the street or near it offer affordable accommodation to all types of travellers and vacationers.
The street also contains a large number of cafeterias and cafés, some of which serve Bedouin food and water pipes.
