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Cleopatra Beach, Marsa Matruh, mæɾsæ mɑtˤˈɾuːħ, Egypt

About 14km west of Matruh town around the bay’s thin tentacle of land. The sea here is an exquisite hue, and the rock formations are worth a look. You can wade to Cleopatra’s Bath, a natural pool where legend has imagined the great queen and Mark Antony enjoying a dip, but there’s actually no swimming due to the waves and rocks just offshore, many believe that Cleopatra herself bathed in the tranquil waters of Marsa Matrouh. The reputed spot, Cleopatra’s Beach, is still accessible.

 

 

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Uploaded on October 27, 2014
Taken on October 27, 2014