A £160 million futuristic metropolis is taking shape along Egypt's Mediterranean shoreline - a spectacular megaproject engineered to rival Europe's premier holiday destinations, including Spain, Italy and Greece.

New El-Alamein City, as it's officially designated, is being championed as the "new face" of the Egyptian Riviera - a year-round coastal retreat featuring pristine white-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters and average November temperatures of around 24°C.

The ambitious scheme seeks to transform Egypt's North West Coast into a lighthouse of international tourism and contemporary urban development.

Situated within the Marsa Matruh governorate, approximately 60 kilometres along the Alexandria–Matrouh international highway, the city is expanding across nearly 49,000 feddans (around

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