Al-Arish is the region’s latest fashionable resort. This city of some 100,000 inhabitants has won the hearts of Alexandria’s middle classes. Like her larger sister, Al-Arish stands on the shores of the Mediterranean and in summer enjoys a light breeze which stirs the palm trees and makes the air less stifling than in the capital.

The advantage of Al-Arish is that it is much less busy than Egypt’s second city. With the sea on one side and desert on the other, Al-Arish does not attract those looking to escape to the countryside. Its beaches are well known for their cleanliness and clear waters.
Al-Arish owes its growing popularity to its air of provincial calm, the novelty of its weekly Bedouin market and its shores planted with date palms.