A street vendor carries a large bundle of colorful inflatable beach toys along the shoreline at Cleopatra Beach (Shati' Cleopatra) in Marsa Matruh, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Beachgoers wade in shallow turquoise water while thatched-roof beach huts line the sandy shore in the background. Marsa Matruh is one of Egypt's most popular summer coastal destinations, known for its calm, clear Mediterranean waters and white sand beaches.