Bathers wade and swim in the shallow crystal-clear turquoise water at Al Abyad Beach (شاطئ الأبيض), Marsa Matruh, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. A child sits at the shoreline as gentle white-foam waves roll in against a backdrop of deep blue sky. Al Abyad Beach is widely regarded as one of the most pristine and photographically striking beaches along the North African Mediterranean coastline, known for its gradient of vivid blue and green sea tones.