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Autumn in Egypt is as colorful as in Europe, but we definitely prefer Egypt. What a sea color. Even the sand is bright. What a variety of colors under the sea!
October-November might be the best time for visiting Egypt for snorkeling and excursions. It is not so hot in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Taba Heights, or Sharm El Sheikh, but the sea is still soft and warm.
Since we can’t lie quietly on the beach for hours, and the desire for adventure does not leave us, we needed something new, something with a rich coral reef and a nice beach, something special…. We found it in Sheraton Sharm El Sheikh.
You might ask, what’s the attraction? The abandoned Sheraton villas. Most tourists never even heard about them, but we found it very interesting to jump back in time and explore Sheraton as it was in the middle of the last century.
The way to the old villas is simple—go to the hotel’s beach, turn right, and go straight ahead. We walked about 20 minutes. The beach was becoming more and more empty, which meant that we were close to our goal.
Soon, you will see a bower on the right. From there, it is possible to reach the territory of the old Sheraton villas.
At first, a veranda with very unusual furniture. You can sit and imagine that this is your house by the sea, and there is a bucket with ice and a bottle of white wine near the table.
Armed with a flashlight you can go to inspect the inner rooms.
Hey, Genie! Are you here? Come out!
Sharm El Sheikh—a young city, just like the Sheraton Hotel, so you will not find medieval artifacts, as in France or Italy, but you will see already forgotten interiors of the last century.
These trees inside are partly real, partly artificial—it is very difficult to distinguish.
Mosaics, lamps, oval grill, and even the great wash basins are well-preserved and kept their former luxury. It was so strange to see all that. We enjoyed this “journey through time,” walking through the old and beautiful walls, so mysterious and romantic.
Such “antiquities” would have been stolen at some other places, but here, we can see the carved doors with colorful stained-glass windows, the kitchen furniture, wardrobes, stylish sconces, and elegant stair railings.
It seems the Sheraton was a hotel of a higher class in those days. However, now it is not bad as well. We were impressed by the endless Sheraton beach, and often went out to meet the sun on the empty morning beach, or to tell it goodbye at sunset time.
Meeting the sun on the beach of Sheraton Sharm El Sheikh.
The air temperature in the beginning of November is stable, +30, water +26. Sunny. The sea is calm.
The pontoon reef is not so interesting for snorkeling; a lot of fish, but nothing rare. However, we never snorkeled near the hotel; this time, we investigated the reef located near a wild beach and abandoned villas.