Land of Fascination "Hurghada"

Hurghada stretches for about 36 kilometres (22 mi) along the seashore of the red sea. It is a charming winter resort attracting a lot of visitors searching the right place for relaxation, meditation and fun as well. It was in progress from a small fishing village to one of the best tourist resorts fascinating swimmers and divers. Today there is 20 Km of beach hotels where everyone can have serenity, joy and fun. Visitors are intrigued by scuba diving; windsurfing and desert safaris. Moreover, they enjoy the crystal blue water, sunshine and spectacular treasures of the red sea by riding a delightful submarine cruising in the middle of natural coral reefs and colorful fish. Diving is practiced in one of the most perfect places worldwide with nothing except a mask, snorkel, and flippers. Hurghada is divided into three parts: (El Dahar) is the downtown, kept vivid by its bazaars and mosques reflecting the Egyptian characteristic, Sekalla is the city center and El Memsha (Village road) is the modern part.

Reference:" Hurghada, land of fascination, by Dr. Jihan

Wonderful Egyptian places engraved on my memory

Long time ago i visited Mersa Matrouh and i got fascinated by the harmful nature there. Ajeebah beech is really marvelous. A lot of natural caves are directly surrounding the beach in a hemisphere and from your top place beside the caves you can see the fine blue water with several grades for the blue color. Really i can't forget this place.

Let us now take a bit more about Mersa Matrouh.

Mersa Matrouh lies 290 km. West of Alexandria and 222 km. from Sallum. The distance from Cairo to Matrouh is 524 km. It lies on a bay on the Mediterranean and is distinguished by its seven km. long beach, which-as all visitors have testified-is one of the most beautiful in the world. The beach is famous for its white soft sands and calm transparent waters, for the bay is protected from the high seas by a series of rocks forming a natural wave-breaker, with a small opening to allow light vessels in.

Monument and tourist sites

Egyptian fleet anchorage: Built the Ptolemies, the remains of the naval installations still stand west of the port.

Coptic Chapel: Built the early Coptic age, and contains several caves bearing inscriptions.

Rommel's Hideout : A cave, hewn in the rock, where Rommel drew up plans of his military operations. It has now been turned into a military museum.

Beaches
Ageebah beach

About 28 km. west of Mersa Matrouh, it is distinguished by its numerous natural caves and enchanting scenery.

Al-Abyad beach

About 20 km. west of Mersa Matrouh beauty surpasses that of Mersa Matrouh beach.

Marina ruins -Alamein

An ancient city discovered in 1985, it comprises temples, tombs baths and nobles' houses, from the Graeco-Roman period. It is the largest archaeological city after Alexandria.

Places to visit

CLeopatra Bath: This is reputedly the place where Queen Cleopatra

was bathing. It is formed of a carved chamber with an opening through which the seawaters pour in.The monument is about 8 kilometer (5 miles) west of marsa matrouh town.

The British cemetery: Thousands upon thousands of rock-hewn tombstones stand straight rows amidst a fenced garden.

The German cemetery: It is a fortress like memorial that was built on a high overlooking thesea.

The Italian cemetery : It is a high tower fort standing on a high hill. The walls of the building are covered with marble.